van Gelderen Surname

131,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gelderen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gelderen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,6841:6,292698
Australia2841:95,05510,817
Argentina1251:341,94726,875
Belgium1231:93,46914,437
United States411:8,840,462379,649
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
England191:2,932,529101,561
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

van Gelderen Last Name Facts

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

van Gelderen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Gelderen.

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

The last name is the 131,858th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,127,130 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of van Gelderen are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,684 people, or 1 in 6,292. In The Netherlands van Gelderen is most common in: South Holland, where 29 percent are found, North Holland, where 26 percent are found and Gelderland, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands van Gelderen is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

van Gelderen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Gelderen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Gelderen last name rose 456 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Gelderen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Gelderen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.97% less than the national average, earning R 121,260 per year; in United States they earn 77.72% more than the national average, earning $76,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.32% more than the national average, earning $59,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Elderen96892/
van Geldern9691/
van Geelderen961/
van Zelderen92177/
van Helderen9284/
Van-Gelderen925/
Van-Ghelderen881/
von Geldern8784/
Van-Elderen871/
Von-Geldern781/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Gelderen
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