van Reenen Surname

79,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Reenen Surname Definition:

From place name near Utrecht, Holland.

van Reenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,7791:11,3371,417
Netherlands1,1031:15,3102,308
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Canada481:767,61660,775
England381:1,466,26563,675
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Australia281:964,13257,058
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Swaziland91:144,244719
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

van Reenen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name near Utrecht, Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Reenen Last Name Facts

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

van Reenen occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 79,280th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,184,004 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of van Reenen are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,779 people, or 1 in 11,337. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent live. Outside of South Africa it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

van Reenen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Reenen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 738 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Reenen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Reenen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.53% more than the national average, earning R 293,544 per year; in United States they earn 38.18% more than the national average, earning $59,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.84% less than the national average, earning $41,316 CAD per year.

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