van Laar Surname
Approximately 4,757 people bear this surname
van Laar Surname User-submission:
Van Laar surname comes from the words van, which means 'of the' or 'from the', and laar, which means 'open space'.
van Laar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4,155 | 1:4,064 | 389 |
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| Belgium | 91 | 1:126,337 | 18,388 |
| Australia | 90 | 1:299,952 | 26,269 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
van Laar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Van Laar surname comes from the words van, which means 'of the' or 'from the', and laar, which means 'open space'.
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Average van Laar Salary in
United States
$70,469 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Laar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Laar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Laar is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Laar.
How Common Is The Last Name van Laar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 99,494th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,531,963 people. The last name van Laar occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of van Laar live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.
van Laar is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 4,155 people, or 1 in 4,064. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 27 percent live, Utrecht, where 21 percent live and South Holland, where 14 percent live. Not including The Netherlands van Laar exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
van Laar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of van Laar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Laar last name rose 6,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.
van Laar Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Laar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 285.72% more than the national average, earning R 916,620 per year; in United States they earn 63.32% more than the national average, earning $70,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $50,851 CAD per year.
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van Laar Reference & Research
Van Laar FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Laar
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