van der Pal Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Pal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Pal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5811:29,0664,777
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van der Pal Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Pal is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of van der Pal click here.

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

van der Pal is the 537,454th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of van der Pal are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 581 people, or 1 in 29,066. In The Netherlands van der Pal is most common in: North Holland, where 41 percent reside, Friesland, where 14 percent reside and South Holland, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent reside.

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