van de Waal Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van de Waal Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Dutch origin, meaning 'of the wall'. It most likely refers to a person, who lived near a fortress wall.

van de Waal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1261:134,02520,684
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

van de Waal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Dutch origin, meaning 'of the wall'. It most likely refers to a person, who lived near a fortress wall.

- jkmartinjk

van de Waal Last Name Facts

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

The last name van de Waal is found most in The Netherlands. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van de Waal click here.

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

The surname is the 1,148,257th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of van de Waal are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 134,025. In The Netherlands van de Waal is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 29 percent reside, North Holland, where 23 percent reside and South Holland, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

van de Waal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van de Waal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van de Waal last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van de Waal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van de Waal earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 31.44% less than the national average, earning R 162,936 per year and in Canada they earn 15.84% less than the national average, earning $41,814 CAD per year.

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