van der Molen Surname
Approximately 6,009 people bear this surname
van der Molen Surname Definition:
(Dutch/Flemish), of the Mill. (variant: du Moulin.)
van der Molen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5,402 | 1:3,126 | 251 |
| Australia | 128 | 1:210,904 | 20,401 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Chile | 68 | 1:259,066 | 7,750 |
| Belgium | 52 | 1:221,089 | 28,230 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
van der Molen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch/Flemish), of the Mill. (variant: du Moulin.)
van der Molen Demographics
Average van der Molen Salary in
United States
$134,062 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van der Molen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Molen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van der Molen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of van der Molen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Molen? popularity and diffusion
The last name van der Molen is the 80,938th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,212,772 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of van der Molen are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,402 people, or 1 in 3,126. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Friesland, where 20 percent live, North Holland, where 18 percent live and Groningen, where 15 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
van der Molen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of van der Molen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van der Molen surname grew 292 percent between 1880 and 2014.
van der Molen Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van der Molen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.18% more than the national average, earning R 473,328 per year; in United States they earn 210.7% more than the national average, earning $134,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,548 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Moolen | 96 | 452 | / |
| van de Molen | 96 | 53 | / |
| van der Moulen | 96 | 4 | / |
| van der Malen | 92 | 29 | / |
| van der Melen | 92 | 7 | / |
| van der Mulen | 92 | 4 | / |
| van-der Molen | 92 | 3 | / |
| von der Molen | 92 | 1 | / |
| van der Meulen | 89 | 12,960 | / |
| van der Maelen | 89 | 276 | / |
| van der Mullen | 89 | 81 | / |
| van der Muilen | 89 | 8 | / |
| van der Molina | 89 | 8 | / |
| von der Mohlen | 89 | 6 | / |
| van der Muhlen | 89 | 6 | / |
| van der Maalen | 89 | 2 | / |
| van der Maulen | 89 | 1 | / |
| van der Mallen | 89 | 1 | / |
| van der Meullen | 86 | 7 | / |
| van der Meuleen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van de Meulen | 85 | 14 | / |
| Van-Der-Molen | 85 | 2 | / |
| van der Melin | 85 | 1 | / |
| van de Maelen | 85 | 1 | / |
| von der Mühlen | 81 | 7 | / |
| von der Möhlen | 81 | 2 | / |
| van de Meullen | 81 | 1 | / |
| Van-Der-Meulen | 74 | 2 | / |
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