van der Berg Surname

12,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Berg Surname User-submission:

Van der Berg is a Dutch surname, meaning 'at a mountain'.

van der Berg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands32,8871:51316
South Africa11,2971:4,796612
Australia1871:144,36215,419
England831:671,30238,633
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

van der Berg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van der Berg is a Dutch surname, meaning 'at a mountain'.

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van der Berg Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van der Berg Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname van der Berg is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Berg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,570th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 163,292 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of van der Berg live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 32,887 people, or 1 in 513. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 29 percent live, Gelderland, where 14 percent live and North Brabant, where 13 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

van der Berg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van der Berg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van der Berg surname contracted 18 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Berg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Berg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 58.16% more than the national average, earning R 375,852 per year and in Canada they earn 53.1% more than the national average, earning $76,066 CAD per year.

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