van der Eems Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Eems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Eems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van der Eems Last Name Facts

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

van der Eems is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname van der Eems is the 1,453,389th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of van der Eems are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 135,097. In The Netherlands van der Eems is most frequent in: Friesland, where 74 percent live, North Holland, where 14 percent live and Utrecht, where 7 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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