van Leeuw Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
van Leeuw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 360 | 1:31,935 | 5,168 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
van Leeuw Demographics
Average van Leeuw Salary in
South Africa
R 134,952
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
van Leeuw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Leeuw Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Leeuw is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Leeuw? popularity and diffusion
van Leeuw is the 737,137th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of van Leeuw reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 31,935. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 42 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 30 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 28 percent reside. Other than Belgium van Leeuw occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.
van Leeuw Last Name Statistics demography
van Leeuw earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.21% less than the national average, earning R 134,952 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Leeuwe | 95 | 474 | / |
| Vanleeuw | 94 | 310 | / |
| van Leew | 94 | 1 | / |
| Van-Leeuw | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Lieuw | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Lew | 88 | 58 | / |
| Vanleew | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Louw | 82 | 545 | / |
| van Liew | 82 | 196 | / |
| van Leiw | 82 | 0 | / |
| Vanlew | 80 | 199 | / |
| Vanliew | 75 | 734 | / |
| van Law | 75 | 21 | / |
| Van-Lew | 75 | 9 | / |
| Vanlouw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vanleiw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vanloew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Van-Louw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Van-Liew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanlow | 67 | 53 | / |
| Vanlaw | 67 | 36 | / |
| Fanlew | 67 | 0 | / |
| von Löw | 63 | 13 | / |
| van Willow | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vanliaw | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vonlowew | 59 | 1 | / |
| Fanlow | 53 | 1 | / |
| Finlew | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vinalow | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vunalaw | 50 | 1 | / |
| Finleyw | 50 | 0 | / |
| Fanelow | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Leeuw
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