van Driessen Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Driessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Driessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
Belgium1071:107,44516,114
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

van Driessen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Driessen is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

van Driessen is the 1,035,555th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name van Driessen occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Driessen live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 132,970. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 24 percent are found, Gelderland, where 21 percent are found and Overijssel, where 17 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 44 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

van Driessen Last Name Statistics demography

van Driessen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning $72,417 USD 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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