van Gemert Surname

118,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gemert Surname User-submission:

Van Gemert is a two-part surname. Van is the junction meaning 'town of' and Gemert is town that resides in the Netherlands. So, Van Gemert means 'town of Gemert'.

van Gemert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,1281:5,399567
Belgium2451:46,9257,632
Australia1481:182,40318,373
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Canada411:898,67368,969
France261:2,554,720189,486
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
England191:2,932,529101,561
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Gemert Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van Gemert is a two-part surname. Van is the junction meaning 'town of' and Gemert is town that resides in the Netherlands. So, Van Gemert means 'town of Gemert'.

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van Gemert Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Gemert is found most in The Netherlands. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 118,879th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,884,548 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of van Gemert are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3,128 people, or 1 in 5,399. In The Netherlands van Gemert is most common in: North Brabant, where 40 percent are found, Gelderland, where 16 percent are found and South Holland, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

van Gemert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Gemert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Gemert surname grew 11,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Gemert Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Gemert earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.79% more than the national average, earning R 279,912 per year; in United States they earn 52.21% more than the national average, earning $65,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.21% more than the national average, earning $62,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Gemmert95121/
van Geemert9593/
van Ghemert951/
van Hemert902,945/
Van-Gemert904/
van Heemert8625/
van Geemerd861/
van Hemeert861/
von Hemert8015/
von Zimmer601/

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