van der Werf Surname

66,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Werf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Werf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6,9621:2,426167
Australia1351:199,96819,617
Thailand951:743,562121,778
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada451:818,79163,991
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
England341:1,638,76668,634
Belgium311:370,85940,209
France271:2,460,101186,232
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Chile181:978,69319,774
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Suriname41:138,1547,029
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

van der Werf Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Werf is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

van der Werf is the 66,055th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 964,982 people. The surname van der Werf occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of van der Werf live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van der Werf is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6,962 people, or 1 in 2,426. In The Netherlands van der Werf is most numerous in: South Holland, where 21 percent are found, Friesland, where 18 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

van der Werf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Werf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning R 233,400 per year; in United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $49,763 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van der Werff963,959/
van de Werf96104/
van der Weurf969/
van der Werft961/
van de Werff9290/
van der Warf9229/
van der Worff881/
van der Wharf881/
Van-Der-Werff801/
van der Vaarf800/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Werf
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