van Praag Surname
Approximately 956 people bear this surname
van Praag Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 528 | 1:31,983 | 5,317 |
| Australia | 122 | 1:221,276 | 21,136 |
| Belgium | 101 | 1:113,828 | 16,895 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Venezuela | 30 | 1:1,006,803 | 15,224 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
van Praag Demographics
Average van Praag Salary in
United States
$75,837 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Praag Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Praag Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Praag is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Praag? popularity and diffusion
van Praag is the 374,643rd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,622,956 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of van Praag live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 31,983. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 40 percent reside, South Holland, where 21 percent reside and Overijssel, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Belgium, where 11 percent reside.
van Praag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of van Praag has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Praag surname increased 365 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 177 percent between 1881 and 2014.
van Praag Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Praag earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 75.76% more than the national average, earning $75,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $50,194 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Praagh | 95 | 188 | / |
| van Praaga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Vanpraag | 94 | 177 | / |
| van Prag | 94 | 1 | / |
| Vanpraagh | 89 | 46 | / |
| Van-Praag | 89 | 12 | / |
| van Pragg | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Praak | 89 | 0 | / |
| Vanprag | 88 | 3 | / |
| Van-Praagh | 84 | 7 | / |
| van Prague | 84 | 0 | / |
| Vanpragg | 82 | 5 | / |
| Ven Prag | 82 | 2 | / |
| Vanproag | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vanpreag | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Braak | 78 | 415 | / |
| van Perge | 78 | 17 | / |
| van Pereg | 78 | 10 | / |
| van Prach | 78 | 7 | / |
| Vannhprag | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vanpracha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vanpiraca | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vanprague | 78 | 0 | / |
| Venprag | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vinprag | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Opberg | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Perach | 74 | 1 | / |
| Van-Prague | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vanparragh | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Pruegh | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Brug | 71 | 346 | / |
| van Burg | 71 | 333 | / |
| van Berg | 71 | 234 | / |
| Vanbraak | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Perk | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Borg | 71 | 2 | / |
| Venhprag | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Breg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vynhprag | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fen Prag | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viana Braga | 70 | 102 | / |
| Viana Parga | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Berge | 67 | 376 | / |
| van Burgh | 67 | 80 | / |
| van Bergh | 67 | 36 | / |
| van Perck | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vianna Braga | 67 | 8 | / |
| von Braga | 67 | 5 | / |
| van Bourg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vanopberg | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Borgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Brack | 67 | 0 | / |
| von Proksch | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Praag
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