van der Meij Surname

116,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Meij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Meij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,7991:4,445434
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England151:3,714,537119,675
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

van der Meij Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Meij has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 116,888th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,848,693 people. The surname van der Meij occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of van der Meij are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,799 people, or 1 in 4,445. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 37 percent reside, North Holland, where 24 percent reside and Gelderland, where 8 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

van der Meij Last Name Statistics demography

van der Meij earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning R 212,484 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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