van der Laan Surname

43,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Laan Surname User-submission:

Van der Laan is a Dutch surname referring to a lane or an avenue. 12K people bear the surname and it is the 88th most beared surname in the Netherlands.

van der Laan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands10,9701:1,53988
South Africa2031:266,88526,661
Australia1851:145,92315,562
Brazil1461:1,466,26349,230
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Canada641:575,71247,839
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
France571:1,165,311123,217
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Spain471:994,72437,216
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Belgium261:442,17945,013
England221:2,532,63991,802
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

van der Laan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van der Laan is a Dutch surname referring to a lane or an avenue. 12K people bear the surname and it is the 88th most beared surname in the Netherlands.

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van der Laan Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Laan is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name van der Laan is the 43,130th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 603,773 people. The last name van der Laan is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of van der Laan live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 10,970 people, or 1 in 1,539. In The Netherlands van der Laan is mostly found in: South Holland, where 24 percent reside, North Holland, where 19 percent reside and Groningen, where 15 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 43 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

van der Laan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Laan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 135.24% more than the national average, earning 814,126 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 64.37% more than the national average, earning R 390,600 per year; in United States they earn 77.39% more than the national average, earning $76,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning $59,589 CAD per year.

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