van der Vijver Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Vijver Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Fish-pond. (variant: van der Weyer.)

van der Vijver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7001:24,1253,914
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van der Vijver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Fish-pond. (variant: van der Weyer.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van der Vijver Last Name Facts

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

van der Vijver is most common in The Netherlands. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of van der Vijver.

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

van der Vijver is the 451,630th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,690,886 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of van der Vijver live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 700 people, or 1 in 24,125. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 35 percent are found, Zeeland, where 26 percent are found and North Brabant, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

van der Vijver Last Name Statistics demography

van der Vijver earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.94% less than the national average, earning R 211,632 per year.

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