van der Leeuw Surname
Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname
van der Leeuw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 877 | 1:19,256 | 3,011 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
van der Leeuw Demographics
Average van der Leeuw Salary in
South Africa
R 270,264
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
van der Leeuw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Leeuw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van der Leeuw occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Leeuw? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 355,911th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,137,655 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of van der Leeuw reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 877 people, or 1 in 19,256. In The Netherlands van der Leeuw is most frequent in: South Holland, where 25 percent are found, North Holland, where 16 percent are found and Limburg, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands van der Leeuw occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
van der Leeuw Last Name Statistics demography
van der Leeuw earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning R 270,264 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| vander Leeuw | 96 | 6 | / |
| Vanderleeuw | 92 | 96 | / |
| van der Lieuw | 92 | 10 | / |
| van der Louw | 88 | 585 | / |
| van der Lauw | 88 | 12 | / |
| van der Luaw | 88 | 1 | / |
| vander Louw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vanderleeow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vanderlouw | 78 | 41 | / |
| Vanderlaaw | 70 | 1 | / |
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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 Leeuw
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