van der Scheer Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Scheer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Scheer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0471:16,1292,467
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Austria101:851,54467,454
France101:6,642,272293,169
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Aruba11:103,4772,586

van der Scheer Last Name Facts

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

van der Scheer is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 328,333rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,449,156 people. The last name van der Scheer is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van der Scheer reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van der Scheer is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,047 people, or 1 in 16,129. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 18 percent reside, Gelderland, where 16 percent reside and Drenthe, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Scheer
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