van Duyn Surname

190,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Duyn Surname User-submission:

Van Duyn means 'from/of the dunes'.

van Duyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7281:9,7731,285
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
South Africa911:595,35945,471
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
France151:4,428,181244,602
England111:5,065,278148,650
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

van Duyn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van Duyn means 'from/of the dunes'.

- nashvanduyn

van Duyn Last Name Facts

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

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

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

The last name van Duyn is the 190,894th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,299,025 people. The surname van Duyn occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of van Duyn reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,728 people, or 1 in 9,773. In The Netherlands van Duyn is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 77 percent live, North Holland, where 9 percent live and North Brabant, where 2 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

van Duyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Duyn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Duyn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Duyn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 84.02% more than the national average, earning R 437,304 per year; in United States they earn 51.06% more than the national average, earning $65,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.99% more than the national average, earning $72,532 CAD per year.

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