van der Molen Surname

80,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Molen Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Mill. (variant: du Moulin.)

van der Molen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,4021:3,126251
Australia1281:210,90420,401
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Chile681:259,0667,750
Belgium521:221,08928,230
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England271:2,063,63279,942
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Austria101:851,54467,454
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

van der Molen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Mill. (variant: du Moulin.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

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.

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