van der Worp Surname
Approximately 898 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This Surnamevan der Worp Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 874 | 1:19,322 | 3,026 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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.
- svenworpvan der Worp Demographics
Average van der Worp Salary in
South Africa
R 966,840
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van de Worp | 96 | 239 | / |
| van der Werp | 92 | 29 | / |
| van der Wort | 92 | 3 | / |
| van der Wurp | 92 | 2 | / |
| van der Woord | 88 | 93 | / |
| van der Wordt | 88 | 5 | / |
| van der Woort | 88 | 1 | / |
| van der Bor | 87 | 644 | / |
| van de Werp | 87 | 6 | / |
| van der Vor | 87 | 1 | / |
| van der War | 87 | 1 | / |
| van de Wort | 87 | 0 | / |
| van der Boor | 83 | 320 | / |
| van der Wart | 83 | 174 | / |
| van de Woord | 83 | 17 | / |
| van der Vord | 83 | 14 | / |
| van der Vort | 83 | 9 | / |
| van der Ward | 83 | 1 | / |
| van de Bor | 82 | 153 | / |
| van der Voort | 80 | 5,617 | / |
| van der Wardt | 80 | 509 | / |
| van der Waart | 80 | 382 | / |
| van der Waard | 80 | 284 | / |
| van der Voord | 80 | 22 | / |
| van der Voore | 80 | 1 | / |
| van der Warth | 80 | 1 | / |
| van de Vort | 78 | 7 | / |
| van de Vord | 78 | 4 | / |
| van de Wart | 78 | 2 | / |
| von der Vor | 78 | 1 | / |
| van de Voor | 78 | 1 | / |
| van der Voordt | 77 | 132 | / |
| van der Waardt | 77 | 20 | / |
| van de Voort | 75 | 565 | / |
| van der Veur | 75 | 269 | / |
| van de Wardt | 75 | 108 | / |
| van de Waart | 75 | 43 | / |
| van de Waard | 75 | 4 | / |
| van de Voord | 75 | 4 | / |
| von der Waar | 75 | 1 | / |
| van de Voore | 75 | 1 | / |
| van der Vaart | 72 | 2,164 | / |
| von der Warth | 72 | 46 | / |
| van de Waardt | 72 | 30 | / |
| von der Voort | 72 | 8 | / |
| van de Voordt | 72 | 4 | / |
| Van-Der-Vord | 67 | 35 | / |
| Van-Der-Wart | 67 | 1 | / |
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