van der Plas Surname

65,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Plas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Plas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6,9531:2,429168
Belgium3871:29,7074,799
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Australia421:642,75544,739
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
England161:3,482,379114,324
France131:5,109,440259,941
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

van der Plas Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Plas is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 65,021st most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 948,405 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of van der Plas are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 6,953 people, or 1 in 2,429. In The Netherlands van der Plas is primarily found in: South Holland, where 64 percent are found, North Holland, where 12 percent are found and North Brabant, where 11 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands van der Plas exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

van der Plas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Plas earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 68.9% more than the national average, earning R 401,364 per year and in Canada they earn 24.98% more than the national average, earning $62,096 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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