van Riet Surname

108,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Riet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Riet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,9511:8,6561,090
Belgium1,6181:7,105952
South Africa3661:148,02716,857
Australia1371:197,04919,369
France641:1,037,855114,367
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

van Riet Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Riet is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 108,642nd most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,701,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of van Riet are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

van Riet is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,951 people, or 1 in 8,656. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 24 percent reside, North Brabant, where 23 percent reside and Utrecht, where 17 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 38 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

van Riet Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Riet earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 37.69% more than the national average, earning R 327,192 per year and in United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,800 USD 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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