van Leer Surname
Approximately 706 people bear this surname
van Leer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 344 | 1:49,091 | 8,403 |
| United States | 268 | 1:1,352,459 | 94,008 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:605,044 | 40,538 |
van Leer Demographics
Average van Leer Salary in
United States
$53,834 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Leer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Leer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Leer is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Leer? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Leer is the 474,151st most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,322,303 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of van Leer live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 49,091. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 37 percent are found, North Holland, where 21 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.
van Leer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of van Leer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Leer surname increased 323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
van Leer Last Name Statistics demography
van Leer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.76% more than the national average, earning $53,834 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Leert | 94 | 1 | / |
| van Lee | 93 | 402 | / |
| van Ler | 93 | 1 | / |
| van Lier | 88 | 3,975 | / |
| van Laer | 88 | 3,232 | / |
| van Leur | 88 | 938 | / |
| van Lear | 88 | 78 | / |
| Van-Leer | 88 | 2 | / |
| von Leer | 88 | 2 | / |
| van Leet | 88 | 2 | / |
| van Leir | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Le | 86 | 407 | / |
| van Leest | 82 | 946 | / |
| van Leeth | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Lauer | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Let | 80 | 34 | / |
| von Lee | 80 | 5 | / |
| van Lie | 80 | 5 | / |
| van Leu | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Leth | 75 | 226 | / |
| van Loey | 75 | 168 | / |
| von Laer | 75 | 47 | / |
| Van-Laer | 75 | 40 | / |
| von Lehe | 75 | 36 | / |
| Van-Lier | 75 | 15 | / |
| Van-Leur | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Hlei | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Leij | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Leys | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Luir | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Lier | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Lehr | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Laur | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Leit | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Lior | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Liej | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Geele | 71 | 25 | / |
| van La | 71 | 12 | / |
| van Loeij | 71 | 10 | / |
| van Ly | 71 | 7 | / |
| Van-Le | 71 | 7 | / |
| von Le | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Li | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Leach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Von-Leere | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Lauer | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Laehr | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Leath | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Loy | 67 | 684 | / |
| van Lit | 67 | 579 | / |
| van Lis | 67 | 111 | / |
| van Lai | 67 | 16 | / |
| van Loi | 67 | 10 | / |
| van Lay | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Luy | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Lys | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Loa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Leer
- 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