van der Post Surname

324,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

van der Post Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Post Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8121:20,7973,285
South Africa2511:215,84722,737
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England61:9,286,343223,652
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van der Post Last Name Facts

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

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

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

The surname is the 324,858th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,359,115 people. The surname van der Post is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of van der Post live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van der Post is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 812 people, or 1 in 20,797. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 50 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and Utrecht, where 11 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent live and Aruba, where 1 percent live.

van der Post Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van der Post has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van der Post last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Post Last Name Statistics demography

van der Post earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.35% more than the national average, earning R 305,016 per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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