van der Torren Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Torren Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), della Torre (Italian), of the Tower. Tor­ricelli, Little towers. Torrey (English), anciently de Turre, Tower.

van der Torren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van der Torren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), della Torre (Italian), of the Tower. Tor­ricelli, Little towers. Torrey (English), anciently de Turre, Tower.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van der Torren Last Name Facts

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

van der Torren is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 1,422,956th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of van der Torren reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name van der Torren is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 116,463. In The Netherlands van der Torren is primarily found in: South Holland, where 45 percent reside, North Brabant, where 16 percent reside and Gelderland, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

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