van de Looij Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van de Looij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van de Looij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
France191:3,495,933219,029
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

van de Looij Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van de Looij Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname van de Looij is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van de Looij? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,775,494th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van de Looij live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 222,200. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 68 percent live, North Holland, where 13 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 18 percent live and Denmark, where 6 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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