van der Woude Surname

92,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Woude Surname User-submission:

The van der Woude surname means 'from the woods'.

van der Woude Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,6371:3,642331
Australia1451:186,17718,652
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England231:2,422,52489,093
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
France61:11,070,454349,096
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Curaçao41:39,312638
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

van der Woude Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The van der Woude surname means 'from the woods'.

- machanno

van der Woude Last Name Facts

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

van der Woude is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 92,161st most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,405,234 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of van der Woude live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 4,637 people, or 1 in 3,642. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 19 percent live, Friesland, where 19 percent live and South Holland, where 11 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

van der Woude Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van der Woude 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.

van der Woude Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Woude earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 147.67% more than the national average, earning R 588,564 per year and in Canada they earn 16.9% less than the national average, earning $41,288 CAD per year.

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