van der Veer Surname

79,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Veer Surname User-submission:

This surname is a Dutch name, meaning 'of the feather'.

van der Veer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,5091:3,065238
Australia2481:108,85412,149
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Belgium601:191,61125,371
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Sweden211:468,89333,666
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
France51:13,284,544357,392
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Curaçao41:39,312638
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

van der Veer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is a Dutch name, meaning 'of the feather'.

- zweetkut17

van der Veer Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Veer is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 79,591st most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,189,415 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of van der Veer reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,509 people, or 1 in 3,065. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 24 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and Friesland, where 12 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

van der Veer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van der Veer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 208 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Veer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Veer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.94% more than the national average, earning R 458,496 per year; in United States they earn 71.62% more than the national average, earning $74,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.33% more than the national average, earning $55,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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van de Veer9676/
van der Vee9655/
van der Veur92269/
van der Feer92110/
van de Veere9225/
van der Weer9216/
van der Vhee926/
van der Vyer921/
van der Beer921/
van der Vere920/
van der Weerd882,306/
van der Weert88332/
van der Weyer8888/
van der Wee87592/
van der Vet87262/
van de Weer8712/
van der Ber872/
van der Veh871/
van de Vere871/
van de Veur871/
van de Vees870/
van de Vier870/
van der Weerdt85316/
van de Weyer831,541/
van de Veire83816/
van de Weerd83765/
van der Wees83591/
van der Wier83147/
van de Weert8398/
van der Wert8373/
van der Werp8329/
van de Verre832/
van der Behr832/
van der Waer831/
van der Wehr831/
van der Va821/
van de Wee821/
van der We821/
van der Vecht80449/
van de Weerdt80176/
van der Weehe8045/
van der Werth8010/
van der Weest802/
van der Vis78695/
van der Wey78196/
van der Wei7865/
van de Wyer7861/
van de Werd7856/
van de Wert7831/
van de Wier7826/
van der Wie7818/
van der Bei7813/
van de Werp786/
van der Wes782/
van der Bey781/
van de Voir781/
Van-De-Veer781/
van der Wauwer771/
van der Weij75864/
van der West75262/
van de Werdt7561/
van der Weit7554/
von der Fehr7551/
van de Vecht7534/
van de Wijer7534/
van der Woey7512/
van de Weehe751/
van de Wehge751/
van de Vis73109/
van de Wet732/
van de Wey731/
van de Wauwer72113/
van der Visch7273/
von der Werth7214/
van der Woeij7212/
van der Weyst7210/
van der Weijs721/
van der Wieij721/
van der Westh721/
van der Bij701,425/
van der Waa70138/
van der Wis707/
von der Bey707/
van der Wit707/
Van-Der-Wee706/
van der Wij702/
van der Wai701/
van de West701/
van der Byi701/
van der Weijst69107/
von der Weid67163/
van de Visch6750/
van der Waay6734/
von der Weth6734/
van der Wyst6723/
van der Wijs674/
van de Wi671/
von der Wehd671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Veer
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