van der Velden Surname

42,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Velden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Velden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands10,6811:1,58191
Belgium5881:19,5523,023
Australia5821:46,3845,809
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Thailand701:1,009,119153,242
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Canada521:708,56956,910
England471:1,185,49155,443
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
France341:1,953,609166,012
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Panama81:489,0328,962
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

van der Velden Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Velden (Georgian: ვან დერ ველდენ) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name van der Velden is the 42,000th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 586,193 people. The surname van der Velden occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of van der Velden live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van der Velden is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 10,681 people, or 1 in 1,581. In The Netherlands van der Velden is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 35 percent live, South Holland, where 25 percent live and North Holland, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

van der Velden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van der Velden has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the van der Velden last name grew 2,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van der Velden Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Velden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 133.88% more than the national average, earning R 555,780 per year and in Canada they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning $58,271 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

van der Velden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
van der Velden in the Georgian language
ვან დერ ველდენvan der velden-

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