van Leyden Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Leyden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Leyden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1301:129,90120,177
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

van Leyden Last Name Facts

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

van Leyden is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 1,511,557th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Leyden reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Leyden is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 129,901. In The Netherlands van Leyden is primarily found in: South Holland, where 67 percent are found, North Holland, where 18 percent are found and Gelderland, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Leden951/
van Lyden951/
van Ledden90268/
van Leiden90107/
von Leyden901/
van Leeden901/
van Leuden900/
van Leusden86746/
van Leijden86477/
von Leden841/
van Lijden8032/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Leyden
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