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 Male van Leeuwen Height
181.62 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
van Leeuwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Leeuwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Leeuwen is found most in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Leeuwen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,673rd most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 204,977 people. The last name van Leeuwen is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of van Leeuwen are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
van Leeuwen is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 30,803 people, or 1 in 548. In The Netherlands van Leeuwen is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 43 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and Utrecht, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
van Leeuwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of van Leeuwen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Leeuwen surname grew 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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