van der Meulen Surname
Approximately 12,960 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 10,648 | 1:1,586 | 92 |
| South Africa | 588 | 1:92,139 | 11,275 |
| Belgium | 513 | 1:22,411 | 3,508 |
| Australia | 495 | 1:54,537 | 6,694 |
| France | 222 | 1:299,201 | 45,739 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| United States | 104 | 1:3,485,182 | 196,218 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
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).
- martievan der Meulen Demographics
Average van der Meulen Salary in
United States
$102,942 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Meullen | 97 | 7 | / |
| van der Meuleen | 97 | 1 | / |
| van de Meulen | 96 | 14 | / |
| van der Melen | 96 | 7 | / |
| van der Mulen | 96 | 4 | / |
| van der Maelen | 93 | 276 | / |
| van der Mullen | 93 | 81 | / |
| van der Muilen | 93 | 8 | / |
| van der Muhlen | 93 | 6 | / |
| van der Muelen | 93 | 6 | / |
| van der Moulen | 93 | 4 | / |
| van der Maulen | 93 | 1 | / |
| van de Meullen | 93 | 1 | / |
| van der Muehlen | 90 | 1 | / |
| van der Molen | 89 | 6,009 | / |
| van der Malen | 89 | 29 | / |
| van der Melin | 89 | 1 | / |
| van de Maelen | 89 | 1 | / |
| van der Moolen | 86 | 452 | / |
| Van-Der-Meulen | 86 | 2 | / |
| van der Maalen | 86 | 2 | / |
| van der Mallen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van de Molen | 85 | 53 | / |
| van-der Molen | 81 | 3 | / |
| von der Molen | 81 | 1 | / |
| van der Molina | 79 | 8 | / |
| von der Mühlen | 79 | 7 | / |
| von der Mohlen | 79 | 6 | / |
| von der Möhlen | 79 | 2 | / |
| Van-Der-Molen | 74 | 2 | / |
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