van der Leeuw Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Leeuw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Leeuw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8771:19,2563,011
Australia501:539,91440,287
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Suriname261:21,2544,689
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
vander Leeuw966/
Vanderleeuw9296/
van der Lieuw9210/
van der Louw88585/
van der Lauw8812/
van der Luaw881/
vander Louw831/
Vanderleeow831/
Vanderlouw7841/
Vanderlaaw701/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Leeuw
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