van Putten Surname

83,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Saint Martin

van Putten Surname User-submission:

The van Putten surname means 'from Putten', a town in Gelderland, or Voorne-Putten, a place in South Holland.

van Putten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,0331:3,355296
Australia1741:155,14816,322
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Belgium781:147,39320,769
Canada441:837,40065,151
France281:2,372,240182,981
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Saint Martin191:1,85042
Aruba181:5,749789
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Curaçao141:11,232389
England141:3,979,861125,553
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: van Pütten (6) are calculated separately.

van Putten Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The van Putten surname means 'from Putten', a town in Gelderland, or Voorne-Putten, a place in South Holland.

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van Putten Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Putten is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: van Pütten. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 83,361st most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,254,527 people. van Putten occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of van Putten reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 5,033 people, or 1 in 3,355. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 29 percent live, Gelderland, where 16 percent live and North Holland, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

van Putten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Putten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Putten surname increased 704 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Putten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Putten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1206.64% more than the national average, earning R 3,105,070 per year; in United States they earn 66.93% more than the national average, earning $72,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $52,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Pütten976/
van Puten950/
van Potten9027/
Van-Putten9022/
von Putten901/
van Puuten901/
van Punt782/
van Phung7423/
van Puynh741/
van Phuing701/
van Poon670/

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