van der Plaats Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Plaats Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Plaats Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4541:37,1966,261
Belgium121:958,05473,966
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van der Plaats Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Plaats occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van der Plaats click here.

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

It is the 624,505th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name van der Plaats occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of van der Plaats reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name van der Plaats is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 37,196. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Utrecht, where 24 percent live, Friesland, where 24 percent live and South Holland, where 13 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

van der Plaats Last Name Statistics demography

van der Plaats earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.59% less than the national average, earning R 91,272 per year.

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