van der Wel Surname

161,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Wel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Wel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,4341:6,938800
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Australia571:473,60936,415
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
England201:2,785,90397,972
Belgium171:676,27358,718
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

van der Wel Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Wel is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname van der Wel is the 161,020th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,693,106 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of van der Wel live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,434 people, or 1 in 6,938. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 51 percent reside, North Holland, where 16 percent reside and Utrecht, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

van der Wel Last Name Statistics demography

van der Wel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.62% more than the national average, earning R 424,476 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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