van Prooyen Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Prooyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Prooyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1711:98,75516,062
Australia1131:238,90022,291
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Prooyen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Prooyen is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 760,012th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. van Prooyen is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of van Prooyen are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

van Prooyen is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 98,755. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 54 percent live, North Brabant, where 13 percent live and Gelderland, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands van Prooyen is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

van Prooyen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Prooyen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Prooyen last name increased 8,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Prooyen Last Name Statistics demography

van Prooyen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.36% more than the national average, earning $77,825 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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