van Lier Surname

116,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Lier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Lier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,9081:5,807626
Belgium5541:20,7523,210
Germany1801:447,25339,773
South Africa781:694,58649,962
United States571:6,358,929302,882
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Australia391:692,19746,687
France351:1,897,792163,564
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England151:3,714,537119,675
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

van Lier Last Name Facts

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

van Lier is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname van Lier is the 116,047th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,833,345 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of van Lier live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Lier is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,908 people, or 1 in 5,807. In The Netherlands van Lier is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 26 percent are found, Limburg, where 20 percent are found and South Holland, where 18 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands van Lier is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

van Lier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Lier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Lier Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Lier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.72% more than the national average, earning R 541,152 per year; in United States they earn 108.72% more than the national average, earning $90,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% less than the national average, earning $47,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Liere941,288/
van Lieir940/
van Lie935/
van Ler931/
van Laer883,232/
van Leur88938/
van Leer88706/
van Lear8878/
van Lies8837/
Van-Lier8815/
van Luir881/
van Leir881/
von Lier881/
van Lior880/
van Liej880/
van Leert821/
van Lauer821/
von Laer7547/
Van-Laer7540/
von Leer752/
Van-Leur752/
Van-Leer752/
von Lehr751/
van Laur750/
von Lauer711/
von Laehr710/
von Lehe6336/
Von-Leere591/
von Laure591/

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Footnotes

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