van Eeden Surname

44,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Eeden Surname Definition:

From place name in Holland.

van Eeden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,8611:5,494689
Netherlands1,1741:14,3842,147
England1171:476,22330,919
Australia1141:236,80422,158
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
Canada451:818,79163,991
Belgium401:287,41633,962
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Eeden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Eeden Last Name Facts

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

van Eeden is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name van Eeden is the 44,868th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 629,485 people. van Eeden is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of van Eeden are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 9,861 people, or 1 in 5,494. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, Western Cape, where 21 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

van Eeden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Eeden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Eeden surname grew 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Eeden Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Eeden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.36% more than the national average, earning R 449,988 per year; in United States they earn 193.17% more than the national average, earning $126,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $54,322 CAD per year.

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