van der Lem Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
van der Lem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 314 | 1:53,781 | 9,233 |
| New Zealand | 52 | 1:87,083 | 12,256 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van der Lem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Lem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van der Lem is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of van der Lem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Lem? popularity and diffusion
The last name van der Lem is the 737,137th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of van der Lem are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 53,781. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 51 percent are found, South Holland, where 39 percent are found and Overijssel, where 4 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Leun | 87 | 146 | / |
| van der Leen | 87 | 60 | / |
| van der Laen | 87 | 1 | / |
| van der Linne | 83 | 1 | / |
| van der Lin | 82 | 9 | / |
| van der Lijn | 78 | 123 | / |
| van der Lint | 78 | 99 | / |
| van der Lind | 78 | 47 | / |
| van de Lint | 73 | 20 | / |
| van de Lind | 73 | 6 | / |
| von der Lin | 73 | 3 | / |
| van de Lindt | 70 | 53 | / |
| von der Linn | 70 | 9 | / |
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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 Lem
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