van Os Surname

115,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Os Surname Definition:

From place name in North Brabant, Holland.

van Os Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,0771:5,488582
Belgium2481:46,3577,529
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Canada1121:328,97830,038
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Australia651:415,31833,226
England431:1,295,76958,667
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
France221:3,019,215204,848
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

van Os Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in North Brabant, Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Os Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Os occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname van Os is the 115,988th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,832,423 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of van Os reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3,077 people, or 1 in 5,488. In The Netherlands van Os is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 27 percent reside, North Brabant, where 16 percent reside and North Holland, where 14 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands van Os exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

van Os Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Os has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 495 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Os Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Os earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.83% more than the national average, earning R 294,264 per year; in United States they earn 61.52% more than the national average, earning $69,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning $53,849 CAD per year.

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