van Nierop Surname

283,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Nierop Surname Definition:

From place name in Holland. (Corruption of Nierdorp.)

van Nierop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0651:15,8572,419
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Australia491:550,93340,757
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Belgium131:884,35769,774
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Iceland91:42,2322,922
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

van Nierop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Holland. (Corruption of Nierdorp.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Nierop Last Name Facts

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

van Nierop is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 283,476th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,362,433 people. van Nierop occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of van Nierop are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,065 people, or 1 in 15,857. In The Netherlands van Nierop is most frequent in: South Holland, where 55 percent live, North Holland, where 14 percent live and North Brabant, where 7 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

van Nierop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Nierop has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Nierop Last Name Statistics demography

van Nierop earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.4% more than the national average, earning R 309,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Nieurop951/
van Nierob901/
van Anwerp800/
Vananwerp740/
van Anworp700/
Vananwurp630/
Vananwarp630/
Vonanrep561/
von Anrp561/
von Anrep5336/

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