van Laer Surname

138,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Laer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Laer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,6581:4,325481
Netherlands2461:68,64711,709
France1891:351,44352,732
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
England101:5,571,806158,774
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

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.

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van Laer Reference & Research

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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
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