van der Meule Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Meule Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Meule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1301:129,90120,177
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

van der Meule Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Meule is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 1,518,885th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of van der Meule reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 129,901. In The Netherlands van der Meule is most frequent in: Zeeland, where 45 percent are found, South Holland, where 27 percent are found and North Holland, where 13 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

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Footnotes

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