van Leeuwen Surname
Approximately 35,553 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 30,803 | 1:548 | 19 |
| Australia | 1,337 | 1:20,191 | 2,797 |
| Canada | 716 | 1:51,460 | 6,204 |
| United States | 482 | 1:751,989 | 58,734 |
| Belgium | 467 | 1:24,618 | 3,891 |
| South Africa | 423 | 1:128,080 | 15,034 |
| New Zealand | 250 | 1:18,113 | 3,168 |
| Thailand | 147 | 1:480,533 | 84,247 |
| England | 139 | 1:400,849 | 27,632 |
| Spain | 129 | 1:362,419 | 20,499 |
| Germany | 123 | 1:654,516 | 51,119 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| Denmark | 50 | 1:112,894 | 10,491 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| Curaçao | 28 | 1:5,616 | 151 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
van Leeuwen Surname Meaning
van Leeuwen Demographics
Average van Leeuwen Salary in
United States
$69,932 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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