van der Waal Surname

142,989th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Waal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Waal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,7401:6,163676
Australia1191:226,85521,510
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
France471:1,413,249138,595
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

van der Waal Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Waal is most common in The Netherlands. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

van der Waal is the 142,989th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,343,262 people. The surname van der Waal is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of van der Waal live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,740 people, or 1 in 6,163. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 59 percent reside, Gelderland, where 10 percent reside and North Brabant, where 9 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

van der Waal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Waal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 128.09% more than the national average, earning R 542,028 per year and in United States they earn 115.1% more than the national average, earning $92,812 USD per year.

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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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