van der Weijden Surname

189,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Weijden Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Pastures. (variant: Klaverweide.)

van der Weijden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,1681:7,789950
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

van der Weijden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Pastures. (variant: Klaverweide.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van der Weijden Last Name Facts

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

van der Weijden occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name van der Weijden is the 189,356th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,266,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van der Weijden reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,168 people, or 1 in 7,789. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 33 percent reside, North Holland, where 19 percent reside and North Brabant, where 16 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

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