van den Berg Surname
Approximately 58,382 people bear this surname
van den Berg Surname User-submission:
Van den Berg is a surname with Dutch origins. It refers to an area where the progenitor of this surname may have lived. Van den Berg means 'from the hill', or 'from the mountain'.
van den Berg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 27,565 | 1:613 | 21 |
| South Africa | 23,896 | 1:2,267 | 286 |
| Australia | 1,389 | 1:19,435 | 2,694 |
| Belgium | 1,173 | 1:9,801 | 1,398 |
| Germany | 473 | 1:170,202 | 20,054 |
| France | 465 | 1:142,845 | 22,009 |
| England | 421 | 1:132,347 | 13,067 |
| New Zealand | 415 | 1:10,912 | 1,906 |
| Thailand | 375 | 1:188,369 | 30,963 |
| United States | 340 | 1:1,066,056 | 77,773 |
| Canada | 310 | 1:118,857 | 12,533 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Spain | 181 | 1:258,299 | 16,363 |
| Suriname | 153 | 1:3,612 | 692 |
| Switzerland | 150 | 1:54,753 | 7,051 |
| Brazil | 95 | 1:2,253,414 | 69,998 |
| Sweden | 90 | 1:109,408 | 7,883 |
| Denmark | 63 | 1:89,599 | 8,581 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Curaçao | 42 | 1:3,744 | 85 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Aruba | 37 | 1:2,797 | 396 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
van den Berg (14) may also be a first name.
van den Berg Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Van den Berg is a surname with Dutch origins. It refers to an area where the progenitor of this surname may have lived. Van den Berg means 'from the hill', or 'from the mountain'.
- djepri1Van den Berg is a Dutch-Belgian surname that means 'from the mountain'. It is the 21st most common surname in the Netherlands. It is also 286th most common in South Africa.
- aristoVan den Berg is a Flemish/Dutch surname, which means 'from the mountain' or 'from the hill', referring to where the bearer came from.
- noubitThe van den Berg surname, commonly found in the Netherlands, means, 'from the mountain/slope'.
- deleted-173293Van den Berg is a Dutch surname, which means 'from the mountain'.
- xrwkvan den Berg Demographics
Average van den Berg Salary in
United States
$84,454 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van den Berg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van den Berg Come From? nationality or country of origin
van den Berg is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van den Berg? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,679th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 124,825 people. The last name van den Berg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of van den Berg reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. van den Berg is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 27,565 people, or 1 in 613. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 30 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and Gelderland, where 16 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 97 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 41 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
van den Berg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of van den Berg has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the van den Berg last name rose 42,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 723 percent between 1880 and 2014.
van den Berg Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van den Berg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.86% more than the national average, earning R 439,296 per year; in United States they earn 95.73% more than the national average, earning $84,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $54,358 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van den Bergh | 96 | 11,243 | / |
| van den Bergs | 96 | 26 | / |
| van den Bergt | 96 | 1 | / |
| van den Berk | 92 | 1,974 | / |
| van den Burg | 92 | 1,272 | / |
| van den Barg | 92 | 179 | / |
| van den Borg | 92 | 41 | / |
| van den Verg | 92 | 4 | / |
| van-den Berg | 92 | 2 | / |
| van den Berkt | 88 | 119 | / |
| van den Burgh | 88 | 18 | / |
| van den Berck | 88 | 2 | / |
| van den Borgh | 88 | 1 | / |
| van den Berckt | 85 | 33 | / |
| Van-Den-Berg | 83 | 174 | / |
| van den Bark | 83 | 0 | / |
| Van-Den-Bergh | 80 | 35 | / |
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