van de Velde Surname

32,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van de Velde Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Field. in't Velt, in the Field.

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van de Velde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium13,0481:88123
Netherlands1,6191:10,4311,405
France7321:90,74113,066
Australia3511:76,9118,987
Argentina3191:133,99211,330
Thailand991:713,519117,929
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Canada791:466,40040,200
England501:1,114,36153,243
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

van de Velde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Field. in't Velt, in the Field.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch/Flemish surname, and it means 'of the field'.

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van de Velde Last Name Facts

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

The surname van de Velde is found most in Belgium. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 32,028th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 437,796 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van de Velde live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 13,048 people, or 1 in 881. In Belgium van de Velde is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live and Walloon Region, where 4 percent live. Not including Belgium van de Velde occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 10 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

van de Velde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van de Velde has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van de Velde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount van de Velde earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning R 398,820 per year; in United States they earn 58.06% more than the national average, earning $68,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $47,060 CAD per year.

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