van Gelder Surname
Approximately 8,132 people bear this surname
van Gelder Surname Definition:
(Dutch) Of GELDER(land [Dutch van, of]
van Gelder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5,398 | 1:3,128 | 252 |
| Belgium | 1,233 | 1:9,324 | 1,328 |
| United States | 479 | 1:756,699 | 59,021 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Australia | 182 | 1:148,328 | 15,783 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Germany | 103 | 1:781,606 | 57,825 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 180 | 1:278,993 | 22,538 |
van Gelder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) Of GELDER(land [Dutch van, of]
From Gelderland (Province of Holland).
(Dutch) One who came from the county of Gelder, in Holland.
van Gelder Demographics
Average van Gelder Salary in
United States
$61,236 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Gelder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Gelder Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Gelder is most common in The Netherlands. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Gelder? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,798th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 896,157 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of van Gelder reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 5,398 people, or 1 in 3,128. In The Netherlands van Gelder is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 25 percent reside, Gelderland, where 20 percent reside and North Holland, where 18 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands van Gelder is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
van Gelder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of van Gelder has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 266 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
van Gelder Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Gelder earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 56.41% more than the national average, earning R 371,688 per year; in United States they earn 41.92% more than the national average, earning $61,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning $59,019 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Geldere | 95 | 195 | / |
| van Elder | 95 | 88 | / |
| van Ghelder | 95 | 81 | / |
| van Geldger | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Guelder | 95 | 0 | / |
| van Gelde | 95 | 0 | / |
| van Gilder | 90 | 349 | / |
| van Eldert | 90 | 104 | / |
| Van-Gelder | 90 | 41 | / |
| van Geldre | 90 | 28 | / |
| van Helder | 90 | 28 | / |
| van Eldere | 90 | 13 | / |
| von Gelder | 90 | 12 | / |
| van Geldes | 90 | 0 | / |
| van Guilder | 86 | 211 | / |
| van Zeldert | 86 | 11 | / |
| von Elder | 84 | 1 | / |
| Van-Gilder | 80 | 3 | / |
| Van-Helder | 80 | 2 | / |
| von Helder | 80 | 1 | / |
| Van-Guilder | 76 | 4 | / |
| von Sölder | 70 | 5 | / |
| Van-Gildes | 70 | 1 | / |
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van Gelder Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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