van der Wal Surname

32,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Wal Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, denoting a man who lived near or worked at the river.

van der Wal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands15,0001:1,12653
South Africa4551:119,07214,155
Australia2471:109,29412,192
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
United States711:5,105,055259,233
France681:976,805110,007
Canada631:584,85148,473
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
England491:1,137,10353,999
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Aruba231:4,499638
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malta11:430,2723,380
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

van der Wal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, denoting a man who lived near or worked at the river.

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van der Wal Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Wal is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 32,606th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 446,568 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of van der Wal live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 15,000 people, or 1 in 1,126. In The Netherlands van der Wal is most frequent in: Friesland, where 24 percent reside, South Holland, where 17 percent reside and North Holland, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

van der Wal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van der Wal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van der Wal last name grew 418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Wal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Wal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.58% more than the national average, earning R 433,884 per year; in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $49,454 CAD per year.

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van der Wal Reference & Research

Van Der Wal - This website is all about the genealogical research of the VAN DER WAL family name, history and roots in Southern Africa.The purpose of this website is to gather information and family history

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