van der Ploeg Surname

72,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Ploeg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Ploeg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6,1071:2,765210
Australia1711:157,87016,525
France831:800,27496,515
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Argentina561:763,27551,263
England411:1,358,97760,528
Canada371:995,82774,831
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

van der Ploeg Last Name Facts

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

van der Ploeg is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 72,987th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,079,477 people. van der Ploeg occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of van der Ploeg live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6,107 people, or 1 in 2,765. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 26 percent live, Friesland, where 19 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

van der Ploeg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van der Ploeg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van der Ploeg last name expanded 255 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Ploeg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Ploeg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 12.63% less than the national average, earning R 207,636 per year; in United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.32% less than the national average, earning $42,567 CAD per year.

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