van Nes Surname

214,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

van Nes Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of Nes; i. e., Cape, Promontory.

van Nes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4931:11,3111,573
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Belgium411:280,40633,354
United States351:10,355,970420,657
France301:2,214,091176,965
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Aruba231:4,499638
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Nes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of Nes; i. e., Cape, Promontory.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Nes Last Name Facts

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

van Nes is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

van Nes is the 214,812th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,807,495 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of van Nes reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Nes is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,493 people, or 1 in 11,311. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 39 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and North Brabant, where 12 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

van Nes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Nes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Nes surname expanded 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Nes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Nes earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 10.09% less than the national average, earning R 213,660 per year; in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning $54,230 CAD per year.

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