van Rie Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Rie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Rie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3861:29,7844,816
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
France311:2,142,668174,004
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: van Ríe (1) are calculated separately.

van Rie Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Rie is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: van Ríe. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

van Rie is the 544,093rd most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,372,743 people. The surname van Rie occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Rie live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Rie is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 386 people, or 1 in 29,784. In Belgium van Rie is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Belgium this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 23 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

van Rie Last Name Statistics demography

van Rie earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 200.2% more than the national average, earning R 713,388 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 Rie
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