van der Werff Surname

116,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Werff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Werff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,4631:4,876499
Australia1071:252,29623,217
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
South Africa881:615,65646,403
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Belgium161:718,54060,840
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

van der Werff Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Werff is found most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname van der Werff is the 116,447th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,840,754 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of van der Werff reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name van der Werff is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,463 people, or 1 in 4,876. In The Netherlands van der Werff is most frequent in: North Holland, where 23 percent reside, South Holland, where 20 percent reside and Friesland, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

van der Werff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van der Werff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van der Werff Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Werff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning R 253,440 per year; in United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.27% more than the national average, earning $73,667 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van der Werf967,552/
van de Werff9690/
van de Werf92104/
van der Weurf929/
van der Worff921/
van der Werft921/
van der Warf8829/
Van-Der-Werff851/
van der Wharf851/
van der Vaarf770/

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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 Werff
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