van der Veen Surname

25,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Veen Surname Definition:

“Of the Peaty Ground” in Dutch. Also common place name in Holland.

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van der Veen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands19,0521:88633
Australia3711:72,7658,563
South Africa3261:166,18918,559
Canada2111:174,62417,463
France1281:518,92871,816
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Belgium1061:108,45916,244
England911:612,28636,401
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Curaçao191:8,276277
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Norway101:514,22941,629
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Wales51:618,90625,852
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
India51:153,413,076951,030
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van der Veen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Peaty Ground” in Dutch. Also common place name in Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'peaty ground' in Dutch.

- chijanofuji

van der Veen Last Name Facts

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

van der Veen is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name van der Veen is the 25,682nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 347,456 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of van der Veen live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van der Veen is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 19,052 people, or 1 in 886. In The Netherlands van der Veen is primarily found in: Friesland, where 20 percent reside, Groningen, where 15 percent reside and North Holland, where 12 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands van der Veen is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

van der Veen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van der Veen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van der Veen last name rose 4,067 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van der Veen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Veen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.28% more than the national average, earning 409,330 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.34% more than the national average, earning R 383,400 per year; in United States they earn 114.1% more than the national average, earning $92,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $50,346 CAD per year.

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