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 is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Laer? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Laer is the 138,447th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,254,810 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Laer are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,658 people, or 1 in 4,325. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Belgium it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.
van Laer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of van Laer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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