van der Laar Surname

187,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Laar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Laar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,2371:7,549907
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

van der Laar Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Laar is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 187,487th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,230,295 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van der Laar live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van der Laar is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,237 people, or 1 in 7,549. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 54 percent reside, South Holland, where 13 percent reside and Limburg, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands van der Laar is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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van der Laar Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Laar
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