van Deursen Surname

121,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Deursen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Deursen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,3201:5,086527
Belgium1871:61,4799,893
United States851:4,264,223227,504
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Australia271:999,84158,390
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
France111:6,038,429280,838
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

van Deursen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Deursen is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Deursen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 121,439th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,932,523 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Deursen reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Deursen is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3,320 people, or 1 in 5,086. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 39 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

van Deursen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Deursen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Deursen surname increased 230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Deursen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Deursen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 92.56% more than the national average, earning $83,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $48,526 CAD per year.

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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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