van Laer Surname
Approximately 3,232 people bear this surname
van Laer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2,658 | 1:4,325 | 481 |
| Netherlands | 246 | 1:68,647 | 11,709 |
| France | 189 | 1:351,443 | 52,732 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
van Laer Demographics
Average van Laer Salary in
United States
$43,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Laer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Laer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Laer occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Laer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 138,447th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,254,810 people. The last name van Laer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Laer reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name van Laer is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 2,658 people, or 1 in 4,325. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Belgium it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.
van Laer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of van Laer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Laer surname rose 311 percent between 1880 and 2014.
van Laer Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Laer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.29% less than the national average, earning $40,099 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Laere | 94 | 3,956 | / |
| van Lauer | 94 | 1 | / |
| van Laerre | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Lier | 88 | 3,975 | / |
| van Leur | 88 | 938 | / |
| van Leer | 88 | 706 | / |
| van Lear | 88 | 78 | / |
| von Laer | 88 | 47 | / |
| Van-Laer | 88 | 40 | / |
| van Laet | 88 | 10 | / |
| van Leir | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Laur | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Laeys | 82 | 39 | / |
| Van-Laere | 82 | 4 | / |
| von Lauer | 82 | 1 | / |
| von Laehr | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Loe | 80 | 46 | / |
| van Loey | 75 | 168 | / |
| Van-Lier | 75 | 15 | / |
| Van-Leur | 75 | 2 | / |
| Van-Leer | 75 | 2 | / |
| von Leer | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Luir | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Lier | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Loeij | 71 | 10 | / |
| Van-Laeys | 71 | 2 | / |
| von Laure | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Loe | 67 | 5 | / |
| van Looi | 63 | 13 | / |
| van Looij | 59 | 306 | / |
| van Louis | 59 | 1 | / |
| von Loesch | 56 | 18 | / |
| van Lohuis | 56 | 1 | / |
| van Louhuys | 53 | 1 | / |
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van Laer 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Laer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis