van Meyer Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
van Meyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
van Meyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Meyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Meyer occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of van Meyer.
How Common Is The Last Name van Meyer? popularity and diffusion
van Meyer is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name van Meyer is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of van Meyer live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Germany van Meyer occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Meer | 94 | 2,464 | / |
| von Meyer | 89 | 203 | / |
| van Mayer | 89 | 5 | / |
| van Meier | 89 | 2 | / |
| van Moer | 82 | 1,085 | / |
| van Meir | 82 | 542 | / |
| van Mier | 82 | 52 | / |
| von Meer | 82 | 23 | / |
| Van-Meer | 82 | 3 | / |
| van Meur | 82 | 1 | / |
| von Myer | 82 | 0 | / |
| von Mayer | 78 | 46 | / |
| von Meier | 78 | 16 | / |
| van Meire | 78 | 1 | / |
| Von-Meyer | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Meure | 78 | 0 | / |
| Van-Meir | 71 | 24 | / |
| von Mayr | 71 | 4 | / |
| Van-Moer | 71 | 2 | / |
| von Meur | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Major | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Maier | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Mauer | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Maur | 59 | 21 | / |
| Von-Mayer | 56 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Meyer
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