van der Weij Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Weij Surname Definition:

Place name - Of the Meadow (Weide).

van der Weij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8101:20,8483,302
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van der Weij Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name - Of the Meadow (Weide).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van der Weij Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Weij is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van der Weij click here.

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

This surname is the 405,451st most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. The surname van der Weij occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van der Weij are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 810 people, or 1 in 20,848. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Friesland, where 28 percent are found, North Holland, where 13 percent are found and South Holland, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands van der Weij is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 2 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

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