Where Does The Last Name van der Bij Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

van der Bij is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Bij? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 272,960^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,114,067 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van der Bij are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,390 people, or 1 in 12,149. In The Netherlands van der Bij is mostly concentrated in: Friesland, where 56 percent are found, Groningen, where 11 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands van der Bij exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.