van Rijn Surname
Approximately 10,288 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 9,571 | 1:1,764 | 110 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Australia | 78 | 1:346,099 | 29,260 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1:2,454,069 | 61,891 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
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.
- iris.vrnvan Rijn Demographics
Average van Rijn Salary in
United States
$64,854 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Rijn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Rijn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Rijn is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Rijn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 49,955th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 708,354 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Rijn are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Rijn is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 9,571 people, or 1 in 1,764. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 47 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and Utrecht, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands van Rijn occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
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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