van Rees Surname

243,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Rees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Rees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3601:12,4171,779
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Australia611:442,55234,724
Canada491:751,95159,756
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
England121:4,643,172139,951
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
France91:7,380,302306,885
Wales61:515,75523,171
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

van Rees Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Rees is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name van Rees is the 243,203rd most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,443,626 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of van Rees live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Rees is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,360 people, or 1 in 12,417. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 38 percent reside, Utrecht, where 12 percent reside and North Holland, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

van Rees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Rees has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Rees last name grew 867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Rees Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Rees earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.83% less than the national average, earning R 78,828 per year; in United States they earn 73.95% more than the national average, earning $75,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.59% more than the national average, earning $63,889 CAD 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Rees
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