van der Poort Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Poort Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), de la Porte, (French), della Porta, (Italian), of the Gate. (variant: von der Pforten and Gates.)

van der Poort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2161:78,18113,193
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

van der Poort Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), de la Porte, (French), della Porta, (Italian), of the Gate. (variant: von der Pforten and Gates.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van der Poort Last Name Facts

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

van der Poort is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

van der Poort is the 1,111,382nd most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of van der Poort reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 78,181. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 56 percent are found, North Brabant, where 18 percent are found and Limburg, where 11 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

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