van der Maas Surname

177,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

van der Maas Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'from the Maas (river)'.

van der Maas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,0661:8,1741,006
Thailand1231:574,29597,879
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Belgium141:821,18966,436
France121:5,535,227269,324
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van der Maas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'from the Maas (river)'.

- svermazen

van der Maas Last Name Facts

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

van der Maas is most common in The Netherlands. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname van der Maas is the 177,383rd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,021,371 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of van der Maas live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,066 people, or 1 in 8,174. In The Netherlands van der Maas is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 25 percent live, Zeeland, where 24 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

van der Maas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van der Maas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van der Maas surname increased 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Maas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Maas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.61% less than the national average, earning R 12,816 per year and in United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

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