van der Ley Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Ley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Ley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4101:41,1886,999
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
France81:8,302,840321,660
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

van der Ley Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Ley occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

van der Ley is the 652,085th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of van der Ley are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 41,188. In The Netherlands van der Ley is most prevalent in: Friesland, where 22 percent are found, Gelderland, where 15 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 4 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

van der Ley Last Name Statistics demography

van der Ley earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.72% less than the national average, earning R 90,972 per year.

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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 Ley
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