van der Raaij Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

van der Raaij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

van der Raaij Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Belgium131:884,35769,774
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

van der Raaij Last Name Facts

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

van der Raaij is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can 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 Raaij? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of van der Raaij live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 272,374. In The Netherlands van der Raaij is mostly found in: North Holland, where 74 percent live, Utrecht, where 15 percent live and Gelderland, where 8 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 14 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Raaij
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