van Velden Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Velden Surname Definition:

“Of the Fields” in Dutch.

van Velden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6381:26,4694,310
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

van Velden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Fields” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Velden Last Name Facts

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

van Velden has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name van Velden is the 409,546th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of van Velden live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Velden is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 638 people, or 1 in 26,469. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 53 percent live, North Holland, where 18 percent live and Gelderland, where 8 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

van Velden Last Name Statistics demography

van Velden earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.42% more than the national average, earning R 352,692 per year.

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