van den Bergh Surname

46,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van den Bergh Surname Definition:

“Of the Mountain” in Dutch. Also place name (Bergh) in Province of Limburg, Holland.

van den Bergh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5,3151:2,163167
South Africa3,0091:18,0052,265
Netherlands2,2451:7,522901
England1251:445,74429,621
Australia971:278,30624,956
France921:721,98690,334
United States551:6,590,162310,708
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales51:618,90625,852
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van den Bergh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Mountain” in Dutch. Also place name (Bergh) in Province of Limburg, Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van den Bergh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van den Bergh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname van den Bergh is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van den Bergh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,128th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 648,185 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of van den Bergh are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 5,315 people, or 1 in 2,163. In Belgium van den Bergh is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 94 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Belgium this surname is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found.

van den Bergh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van den Bergh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the van den Bergh surname expanded 1,136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van den Bergh Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van den Bergh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.95% more than the national average, earning R 413,376 per year; in United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.91% more than the national average, earning $66,532 CAD per year.

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