van der Meulen Surname

40,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Meulen Surname User-submission:

Van der Meulen is Dutch for 'from the mill'. Surnames like Vermeulen and Mulder mean the same (both Dutch).

van der Meulen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands10,6481:1,58692
South Africa5881:92,13911,275
Belgium5131:22,4113,508
Australia4951:54,5376,694
France2221:299,20145,739
Canada1061:347,60031,502
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
England381:1,466,26563,675
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

van der Meulen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van der Meulen is Dutch for 'from the mill'. Surnames like Vermeulen and Mulder mean the same (both Dutch).

- martie

van der Meulen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Meulen is found most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 40,440th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 562,311 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of van der Meulen reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 10,648 people, or 1 in 1,586. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 25 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and South Holland, where 15 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

van der Meulen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van der Meulen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van der Meulen last name grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Meulen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Meulen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.84% more than the national average, earning R 358,464 per year; in United States they earn 138.57% more than the national average, earning $102,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $51,458 CAD per year.

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