van de Ven Surname

63,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van de Ven Surname User-submission:

This surname has its origins in the Netherlands. It follows a common Dutch structure of van de (blank), meaning 'from the (blank)'. Ven means 'lake' or 'pond'. The first bearers may have lived near a lake.

van de Ven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,4311:3,109248
Belgium1,3761:8,3551,166
Australia3221:83,8389,718
New Zealand1311:34,5675,960
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Canada1211:304,50928,133
France781:851,573100,617
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
England251:2,228,72284,230
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belize11:355,4743,977
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malta11:430,2723,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

van de Ven Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has its origins in the Netherlands. It follows a common Dutch structure of van de (blank), meaning 'from the (blank)'. Ven means 'lake' or 'pond'. The first bearers may have lived near a lake.

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van de Ven Last Name Facts

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

The last name van de Ven occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 63,304th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 920,842 people. The surname van de Ven is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of van de Ven reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,431 people, or 1 in 3,109. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 61 percent reside, Gelderland, where 10 percent reside and South Holland, where 8 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

van de Ven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van de Ven has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van de Ven Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van de Ven earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 633.31% more than the national average, earning R 1,742,630 per year; in United States they earn 80.4% more than the national average, earning $77,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.41% more than the national average, earning $56,840 CAD per year.

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