van der Linden Surname

19,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

van der Linden Surname User-submission:

Van der Linden is the 31st most common surname in the Netherlands and 81st most common in Aruba. It means 'of a linden tree'.

van der Linden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands21,0941:80131
Belgium2,8071:4,096442
Australia1,1311:23,8693,271
South Africa8861:61,1497,717
France4601:144,39722,301
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Aruba1621:63981
Germany1561:516,06143,667
New Zealand1491:30,3915,294
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Thailand1321:535,13992,379
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
England821:679,48938,951
Spain751:623,36028,648
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Iceland231:16,5261,395
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Austria171:500,90847,931
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Norway131:395,56035,657
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Israel91:950,84857,975
China71:195,331,65210,124
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Curaçao41:39,312638
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

van der Linden Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van der Linden is the 31st most common surname in the Netherlands and 81st most common in Aruba. It means 'of a linden tree'.

- aristo

van der Linden Last Name Facts

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

van der Linden occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname van der Linden is the 19,689th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 261,653 people. van der Linden is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of van der Linden live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 21,094 people, or 1 in 801. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 29 percent live, North Brabant, where 24 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

van der Linden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van der Linden has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 617 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Linden Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Linden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.14% more than the national average, earning R 432,828 per year; in United States they earn 86.77% more than the national average, earning $80,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.25% more than the national average, earning $59,248 CAD per year.

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