van Niel Surname

315,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

van Niel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Niel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4661:36,2396,099
Australia3981:67,8288,074
Suriname1091:5,0701,155
South Africa881:615,65646,403
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Aruba231:4,499638
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

van Niel Last Name Facts

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

van Niel is found most in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 315,974th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,139,466 people. van Niel is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of van Niel reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 466 people, or 1 in 36,239. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 48 percent reside, North Holland, where 20 percent reside and North Brabant, where 9 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 34 percent reside and Suriname, where 9 percent reside.

van Niel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Niel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 863 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Niel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Niel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.35% less than the national average, earning R 137,004 per year; in United States they earn 22.91% more than the national average, earning $53,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.58% more than the national average, earning $50,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Niele9492/
van Njiel940/
van Nel93636/
van Neel883,160/
van Nuil88339/
van Nell8873/
van Neal888/
van Neil885/
van Noel884/
van Nuel881/
van Neël881/
van Nuill821/
Van-Neel7518/
Van-Nuil7512/
von Nell757/
van Ngli751/
van Noyl750/
Van-Nuill711/

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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
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  • 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 Niel
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