van der Kooij Surname

144,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Kooij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Kooij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,9441:5,736610
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England171:3,277,533109,658
Norway121:428,52437,411
Denmark121:470,39330,183
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
France71:9,488,960336,266
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

van der Kooij Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Kooij occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 144,713th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,374,567 people. van der Kooij is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of van der Kooij are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,944 people, or 1 in 5,736. In The Netherlands van der Kooij is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 52 percent live, North Holland, where 12 percent live and Utrecht, where 10 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands van der Kooij occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

van der Kooij Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Kooij earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.02% more than the national average, earning 460,356 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 79.5% more than the national average, earning R 426,552 per year.

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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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