van Oerle Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Oerle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Oerle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3941:42,8617,259
Belgium1281:89,81813,955
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

van Oerle Last Name Facts

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

van Oerle is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 559,180th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Oerle are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Oerle is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 42,861. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 54 percent reside, North Holland, where 20 percent reside and Limburg, where 10 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

van Oerle Last Name Statistics demography

van Oerle earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.3% less than the national average, earning R 168,012 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Oerele951/
van Orle944/
van Aerle89289/
van Herle89104/
van Oorle893/
van Earle892/
van Heirle8422/
van Heerle841/
van Orlé824/
van Arle820/
van Aarle78900/
van Oorlé782/
van Herlé782/
von Orelli63118/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Oerle
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