van der Vos Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Vos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Vos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2871:58,84010,138
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van der Vos Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Vos is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 902,012th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of van der Vos live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 58,840. In The Netherlands van der Vos is most frequent in: South Holland, where 72 percent are found, North Holland, where 10 percent are found and North Brabant, where 6 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands van der Vos occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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