van Veen Surname
Approximately 16,870 people bear this surname
van Veen Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'peaty ground' in Dutch.
van Veen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 14,798 | 1:1,141 | 55 |
| Australia | 402 | 1:67,153 | 7,997 |
| Canada | 389 | 1:94,719 | 10,322 |
| United States | 212 | 1:1,709,712 | 113,287 |
| New Zealand | 168 | 1:26,954 | 4,714 |
| South Africa | 135 | 1:401,316 | 35,360 |
| France | 119 | 1:558,174 | 75,634 |
| Belgium | 106 | 1:108,459 | 16,244 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Thailand | 75 | 1:941,845 | 145,864 |
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| Austria | 47 | 1:181,179 | 23,261 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Aruba | 28 | 1:3,696 | 529 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
van Veen Surname Meaning
van Veen Demographics
Average van Veen Salary in
United States
$73,004 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Veen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Veen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Veen is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Veen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 31,641st most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 431,983 people. The last name van Veen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of van Veen are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
van Veen is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 14,798 people, or 1 in 1,141. In The Netherlands van Veen is most frequent in: South Holland, where 33 percent live, North Holland, where 19 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
van Veen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of van Veen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Veen surname expanded 3,029 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,314 percent between 1881 and 2014.
van Veen Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Veen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning 361,256 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.59% more than the national average, earning R 272,304 per year; in United States they earn 69.19% more than the national average, earning $73,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $50,912 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Ven | 93 | 70 | / |
| Van't Veen | 89 | 13 | / |
| Van-Veen | 88 | 73 | / |
| van Vien | 88 | 2 | / |
| van Been | 88 | 2 | / |
| van Veng | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Weyen | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Venne | 82 | 1 | / |
| von Veehn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Van-Ven | 80 | 16 | / |
| van Ben | 80 | 14 | / |
| van Vausen | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Beem | 75 | 1,019 | / |
| van Went | 75 | 237 | / |
| van Wien | 75 | 47 | / |
| van Wyen | 75 | 12 | / |
| van Bent | 75 | 6 | / |
| van Bien | 75 | 5 | / |
| van Weng | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Uenk | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Buen | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Uijen | 71 | 45 | / |
| van Vynck | 71 | 38 | / |
| van Phien | 71 | 4 | / |
| von Weien | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Bouen | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Houen | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Beemt | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Bowen | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Win | 67 | 385 | / |
| van Wiggen | 67 | 349 | / |
| van Uem | 67 | 188 | / |
| van Wyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Booyen | 67 | 2 | / |
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