van der Worp Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Worp Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word worp, which meant 'mutual fishing ground'. Later on the word was used to describe an 'area next to a river' (especially the river Ijssel in the Netherlands), where fisherman dried their fishing nets.

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van der Worp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8741:19,3223,026
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van der Worp Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word worp, which meant 'mutual fishing ground'. Later on the word was used to describe an 'area next to a river' (especially the river Ijssel in the Netherlands), where fisherman dried their fishing nets.

- svenworp

van der Worp Last Name Facts

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

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

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

It is the 393,535th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. The surname van der Worp occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of van der Worp live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 874 people, or 1 in 19,322. In The Netherlands van der Worp is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 31 percent live, Overijssel, where 31 percent live and Utrecht, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

van der Worp Last Name Statistics demography

van der Worp earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 306.85% more than the national average, earning R 966,840 per year.

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