van Rijn Surname

49,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Rijn Surname User-submission:

The surname van Rijn means 'of Rhine'. It refers to people living or working near the Rhine river. De Rijn is the Dutch name for the Rhine river that flows through Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands.

van Rijn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9,5711:1,764110
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Australia781:346,09929,260
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Belgium561:205,29726,724
France531:1,253,259128,888
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
England481:1,160,79354,689
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Wales41:773,63329,106
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

van Rijn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname van Rijn means 'of Rhine'. It refers to people living or working near the Rhine river. De Rijn is the Dutch name for the Rhine river that flows through Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands.

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van Rijn Last Name Facts

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

van Rijn is most common in The Netherlands. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 49,955th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 708,354 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Rijn reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 9,571 people, or 1 in 1,764. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 47 percent are found, North Holland, where 17 percent are found and Utrecht, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

van Rijn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Rijn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning R 208,260 per year; in United States they earn 50.3% more than the national average, earning $64,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% less than the national average, earning $46,227 CAD per year.

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