van Laar Surname

99,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,1551:4,064389
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Belgium911:126,33718,388
Australia901:299,95226,269
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
England151:3,714,537119,675
France71:9,488,960336,266
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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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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 most common in The Netherlands. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname van Laar is the 99,494th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,531,963 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of van Laar reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Laar is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 4,155 people, or 1 in 4,064. In The Netherlands van Laar is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 27 percent reside, Utrecht, where 21 percent reside and South Holland, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

van Laar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Laar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Laare9447/
van Lar931/
van Lare88203/
van Lear8878/
van Lahr8811/
Van-Laar886/
van Lard881/
von Laar881/
van Larr880/
van Laur880/
van Larre821/
van Lor800/
van Leur75938/
Van-Lare75653/
von Lahr751/
van Leir751/
van Lior750/
von Laure711/
von Lohr638/
Van-Leur632/

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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

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