van Dorp Surname

130,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Dorp Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of Village. Dorper, Villager.

van Dorp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,9011:5,821627
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Australia1091:247,66722,912
South Africa921:588,88845,159
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
England291:1,921,31276,208
Belgium171:676,27358,718
France91:7,380,302306,885
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Dorp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of Village. Dorper, Villager.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Dorp Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Dorp is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 130,018th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,093,521 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of van Dorp reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Dorp is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,901 people, or 1 in 5,821. In The Netherlands van Dorp is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 55 percent are found, North Holland, where 12 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

van Dorp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Dorp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Dorp last name expanded 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Dorp Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Dorp earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning R 256,476 per year; in United States they earn 113.11% more than the national average, earning $91,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.26% more than the national average, earning $62,731 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Dorpe941,518/
van Dor932/
van Dort882,499/
van Dord88141/
van Dore8811/
von Dorp887/
van Door883/
Van-Dorp882/
van Dorh881/
van Dorr880/
van Dorth82239/
van Doore8280/
van Durpe8233/
von Dorpp8224/
van Dordt824/
Van-Dorpe822/
van Dar803/
van Deur75163/
Van-Dort752/
von Dohre715/
Van-Dorth711/

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