van der Linde Surname

33,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Aruba

van der Linde Surname Definition:

“Of the Lime Tree”. Also place name in Germany - Linden, near Hanover.

van der Linde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,2801:5,838745
Netherlands5,4731:3,086240
Australia1891:142,83415,308
Germany1711:470,79241,127
France1151:577,58977,507
England1111:501,96431,980
Aruba1021:1,014137
Canada851:433,47837,831
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Belgium581:198,21826,032
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Austria161:532,21549,801
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

van der Linde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Lime Tree”. Also place name in Germany - Linden, near Hanover.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van der Linde Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Linde is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

van der Linde is the 33,513th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 459,811 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of van der Linde live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname van der Linde is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 9,280 people, or 1 in 5,838. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, Western Cape, where 13 percent live and North West, where 10 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

van der Linde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van der Linde has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 1,388 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Linde Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Linde earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,492 per year; in South Africa they earn 93.15% more than the national average, earning R 459,000 per year; in United States they earn 116.24% more than the national average, earning $93,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $45,321 CAD per year.

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