van Raaij Surname

272,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Raaij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Raaij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3611:12,4081,776
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

van Raaij Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Raaij occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

van Raaij is the 272,520th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,103,323 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Raaij reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,361 people, or 1 in 12,408. In The Netherlands van Raaij is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 31 percent reside, North Brabant, where 24 percent reside and South Holland, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

van Raaij Last Name Statistics demography

van Raaij earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.86% more than the national average, earning R 434,556 per year.

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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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