van der Ven Surname

49,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Ven Surname User-submission:

This surname has its origins in the Netherlands. It follows a common Dutch structure of van de (blank), meaning 'from the (blank)'. Ven means 'lake' or 'pond'. The first bearers may have lived near a lake.

van der Ven Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands10,0961:1,673102
Belgium981:117,31317,342
Australia501:539,91440,287
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France51:13,284,544357,392
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Curaçao41:39,312638
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
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van der Ven Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has its origins in the Netherlands. It follows a common Dutch structure of van de (blank), meaning 'from the (blank)'. Ven means 'lake' or 'pond'. The first bearers may have lived near a lake.

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van der Ven Demographics

Average van der Ven Salary in
Canada

$65,342 CAD

Per year
Rank:
29,542 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.20822E-5
Rank: 108,446 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
131.52%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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van der Ven Last Name Facts

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

van der Ven is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of van der Ven click here.

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

It is the 49,476th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 700,860 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of van der Ven live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 10,096 people, or 1 in 1,673. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 55 percent live, South Holland, where 14 percent live and Gelderland, where 7 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

van der Ven Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Ven earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 13.85% less than the national average, earning R 204,720 per year and in Canada they earn 31.52% more than the national average, earning $65,342 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van der Veen9620,974/
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van der Venn9647/
van de Ven957,914/
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van der Ventd924/
van der Veenc921/
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van der Ben91364/
van der Vin91165/
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van der Fen911/
van der Vem911/
van der Bent871,395/
van de Venne87368/
van der Bend87338/
van der Feen87226/
van der Vint8731/
van der Ween8727/
van der Vink8716/
van der Vind877/
van der Wien874/
van der Veem873/
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van der Vinne83599/
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van der Fin821/
van der Wind78338/
van de Vinne7838/
Van-Der-Veen786/
van der Fint782/
van der Bink781/
van der Bint781/
van de Vindt781/
van der Weem781/
Van-De-Ven764/
van der Windt75995/
van de Weem73211/
van de Wint7398/
van der Wim737/
Van-Der-Ben732/
van de Bink730/
van de Bemdt7021/
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