van Elder Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
van Elder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 86 | 1:133,682 | 19,279 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Elder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Elder Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Elder is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Elder? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,994,173rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Elder are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname van Elder is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 133,682. In Belgium van Elder is most common in: Brussels Capital Region, where 52 percent live, Walloon Region, where 34 percent live and Flemish Region, where 14 percent live. Excluding Belgium it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Gelder | 95 | 8,132 | / |
| van Eldert | 95 | 104 | / |
| van Helder | 95 | 28 | / |
| van Eldere | 95 | 13 | / |
| van Geldger | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Alder | 89 | 11 | / |
| von Elder | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Gelde | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Holder | 84 | 422 | / |
| van Gilder | 84 | 349 | / |
| van Halder | 84 | 268 | / |
| Van-Gelder | 84 | 41 | / |
| von Gelder | 84 | 12 | / |
| Van-Helder | 84 | 2 | / |
| von Helder | 84 | 1 | / |
| von Helde | 78 | 52 | / |
| Van-Gilder | 74 | 3 | / |
| von Holder | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Helda | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Hilda | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Elder
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis