Van Loon Surname
Approximately 17,079 people bear this surname
Van Loon Surname Definition:
VAN LOON: Local. From Loon, a town on the river Maes, in Holland.
Read More About This SurnameVan Loon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 12,011 | 1:1,406 | 78 |
| Belgium | 2,855 | 1:4,027 | 430 |
| Australia | 730 | 1:36,980 | 4,857 |
| United States | 390 | 1:929,382 | 69,672 |
| Canada | 263 | 1:140,097 | 14,419 |
| France | 173 | 1:383,946 | 56,838 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| Thailand | 57 | 1:1,239,269 | 179,534 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Aruba | 32 | 1:3,234 | 449 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 214 | 1:234,667 | 19,701 |
Van Loon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
VAN LOON: Local. From Loon, a town on the river Maes, in Holland.
User-submitted Reference
It is an Americanized version of the Dutch surname van Loon. It means 'of wages', hinting at a possible wealthy background.
- vanfeefee19Van Loon Demographics
Average Male Van Loon Height
176.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Van Loon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Van Loon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Van Loon is most common in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Van Loon.
How Common Is The Last Name Van Loon? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 31,267th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 426,696 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Van Loon live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Van Loon is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 12,011 people, or 1 in 1,406. In The Netherlands Van Loon is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 44 percent live, South Holland, where 20 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands Van Loon is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Van Loon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Van Loon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Van Loon surname rose 182 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Van Loon Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Van Loon earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.63% more than the national average, earning R 327,072 per year; in United States they earn 60.69% more than the national average, earning $69,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $55,383 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Lon | 93 | 64 | / |
| van Loosen | 89 | 252 | / |
| van Looten | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Loen | 88 | 136 | / |
| van Lone | 88 | 46 | / |
| van Loom | 88 | 36 | / |
| van Long | 88 | 30 | / |
| Van-Loon | 88 | 23 | / |
| van Luon | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Loun | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Lohn | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Luong | 82 | 45 | / |
| van Liong | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Lom | 80 | 135 | / |
| van Lun | 80 | 48 | / |
| van Lan | 80 | 5 | / |
| van Lotten | 78 | 22 | / |
| van Lochen | 78 | 2 | / |
| van Luyn | 75 | 282 | / |
| van Lune | 75 | 159 | / |
| van Luin | 75 | 127 | / |
| van Lang | 75 | 113 | / |
| van Laun | 75 | 97 | / |
| van Laan | 75 | 78 | / |
| van Land | 75 | 54 | / |
| van Lant | 75 | 21 | / |
| Van-Long | 75 | 9 | / |
| van Lund | 75 | 6 | / |
| van Lane | 75 | 5 | / |
| Van-Loen | 75 | 5 | / |
| van Lian | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Lanh | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Lann | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Luijn | 71 | 416 | / |
| van Langh | 71 | 43 | / |
| van Laten | 71 | 27 | / |
| von Liong | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Leung | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Landt | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Luinn | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Llann | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Lusen | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Lochem | 67 | 794 | / |
| van Leusen | 67 | 311 | / |
| van Luyten | 67 | 91 | / |
| van Lam | 67 | 50 | / |
| van Laaten | 67 | 28 | / |
| Van't Land | 67 | 15 | / |
| von Lom | 67 | 7 | / |
| van Luting | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Lussen | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Lan | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Luchen | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Lotten | 67 | 1 | / |
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