van Leer Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Leer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Leer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3441:49,0918,403
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Belgium321:359,27039,406
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

van Leer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van Leer Come From? nationality or country of origin

van Leer is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of van Leer.

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

This last name is the 474,151st most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,322,303 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of van Leer reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 49,091. In The Netherlands van Leer is most common in: South Holland, where 37 percent are found, North Holland, where 21 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.

van Leer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Leer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Leer surname grew 323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Leert941/
van Lee93402/
van Ler931/
van Lier883,975/
van Laer883,232/
van Leur88938/
van Lear8878/
Van-Leer882/
von Leer882/
van Leet882/
van Leir881/
van Le86407/
van Leest82946/
van Leeth822/
van Lauer821/
van Let8034/
von Lee805/
van Lie805/
van Leu802/
van Leth75226/
van Loey75168/
von Laer7547/
Van-Laer7540/
von Lehe7536/
Van-Lier7515/
Van-Leur752/
van Hlei751/
van Leij751/
van Leys751/
van Luir751/
von Lier751/
von Lehr751/
van Laur750/
van Leit750/
van Lior750/
van Liej750/
van Geele7125/
van La7112/
van Loeij7110/
van Ly717/
Van-Le717/
von Le713/
van Li713/
van Leach711/
Von-Leere711/
von Lauer711/
von Laehr710/
van Leath710/
van Loy67684/
van Lit67579/
van Lis67111/
van Lai6716/
van Loi6710/
van Lay672/
van Luy671/
van Lys671/
van Loa671/

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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
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  • 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
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