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 found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Veen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 31,641st most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 431,983 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of van Veen reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 14,798 people, or 1 in 1,141. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 33 percent are found, North Holland, where 19 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands van Veen occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
van Veen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of van Veen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Veen surname rose 3,029 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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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