van Leeuwen Surname

15,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Leeuwen Surname User-submission:

The bastardization from van Leuven, a city in Belgium. For example John van (from) Leuven becomes the John van (from) Leeuwen.

van Leeuwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands30,8031:54819
Australia1,3371:20,1912,797
Canada7161:51,4606,204
United States4821:751,98958,734
Belgium4671:24,6183,891
South Africa4231:128,08015,034
New Zealand2501:18,1133,168
Thailand1471:480,53384,247
England1391:400,84927,632
Spain1291:362,41920,499
Germany1231:654,51651,119
France901:738,03091,686
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Curaçao281:5,616151
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Norway91:571,36544,190
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

van Leeuwen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The bastardization from van Leuven, a city in Belgium. For example John van (from) Leuven becomes the John van (from) Leeuwen.

- thomieboy

Translates to 'the Lion'.

- leeuw79

van Leeuwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Leeuwen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

van Leeuwen is the 15,673rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 204,977 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of van Leeuwen live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 30,803 people, or 1 in 548. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 43 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and Utrecht, where 10 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands van Leeuwen occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

van Leeuwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Leeuwen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Leeuwen last name rose 2,410 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Leeuwen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Leeuwen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.22% more than the national average, earning R 437,772 per year; in United States they earn 62.07% more than the national average, earning $69,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Leeuween961/
Vann Leeuwen961/
van Leeu Wen961/
Vanleeuwen952,324/
van Leewen9535/
van Leuwen9528/
van Leeuwn952/
Van-Leeuwen9138/
Vanleeuween913/
van Leeuwem912/
van Leeueen912/
van Leuiwen910/
van Leeuwan910/
Vanleuwen9015/
Vanleewen9010/
van Lewen908/
Vanleeuwn901/
Vanleeuwan866/
Vanleeowen863/
Vanleewuen862/
Vonleeuwen861/
Van-Leewen861/
van Leewan861/
van Leeyen861/
van Leen84208/
Vanlewen8447/
Vanleuen841/
van Luen840/
Vanluwen840/
Van-Leeowen821/
Van-Lieuwen821/
van Laauwen820/
van Leyen80199/
van Leene8052/
van Lewin8045/
van Luyen8011/
van Luien803/
Vanleuyen801/
von Lewen801/
van Leien801/
van Leuyn801/
Vanleowen800/
van Lawen800/
van Lun7848/
Vanleen7821/
van Len786/
von Liewen7614/
Vaneeliwen761/
Vanleene74325/
van Luyn74282/
van Alen74219/
van Lien74152/
van Loen74136/
van Luin74127/
van Laun7497/
Vanlewin7472/
van Elen7439/
van Lehn7426/
Vanleyen7418/
van Leon7414/
van Luan749/
Vanlauen741/
Vanleuin741/
van Lean741/
van Luna741/
Vainluen741/
van Loun741/
von Leen741/
van Luon741/
van Lein740/
van Olen740/
van Haluwyn7331/
van Halewyn7331/
van Alewijn7312/
Vanhaleweyn731/
van Haluwin731/
Vanlen711/
van Allen701,306/
van Halen70613/
van Eylen70592/
van Luijn70416/
van Ellen70141/
van Halewijn70140/
van Holen7081/
van Walen7063/
van Eelen7051/
van Aalen7047/
van Ohlen7047/
van Haelewyn7029/
van Ielen7024/
van Aulen7024/
van Loyen7022/
van Wylen7017/
Van-Lewin7014/
van Ullen709/
van Loene708/
van Alwon708/
van Helen704/
van Aelen702/
von Lowen701/
Van-Luyen701/
van Aulun701/
van Ahlen701/
van Luinn700/
van Eulen700/
van Lieno700/
van Haalen67390/
van Lin67333/
van Haelen67289/
van Wijlen67238/
Vanhalewyn67155/
Vanalen67119/
van Wellen67109/
Vanlehn67108/
van Heulen6787/
van Lon6764/
van Wüllen6763/
Vanluyn6728/
van Hüllen6727/
van Willen6724/
van Hollen6722/
van Looyen6722/
van Haelewijn6719/
van Lyn6716/
van Hallen6712/
van Wallen6711/
Vanlien6710/
Viana Luna677/
Vanluon676/
van Lan675/
Vanlean674/
Vanloen673/
van Hellen673/
Vanwlen673/
Vanluan673/
van Wielen673/
van Weelen673/
Vinluen673/
Vanleon672/
Vanllen672/
van Hullen672/
Viana Leon672/
Vanluin671/
Vanelen671/
van Wollen671/
van Waelen671/
van Eellen671/
van Heelen671/
van Helene671/
Vanalun671/
Vanlene670/
Vanlein670/
van Houlen670/
Vanlaun670/
Vanlenn670/
Vanolen670/
van Whalen670/
Vanloun670/

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