van Veluw Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Veluw Surname User-submission:

The surname Van Veluw means 'of the Veluwe region', a region in the Netherlands.

van Veluw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4631:36,4736,143
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Veluw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Van Veluw means 'of the Veluwe region', a region in the Netherlands.

- jeroenpater
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van Veluw Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Veluw occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van Veluw click here.

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

The surname van Veluw is the 649,026th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of van Veluw reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 463 people, or 1 in 36,473. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 37 percent live, Utrecht, where 29 percent live and South Holland, where 6 percent live. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Curaçao, where 0 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Veluwe951/
van Flew710/
von Below67177/
van Bilow672/
von Böluw671/
Faao Nevelow571/
Von-Below561/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Veluw
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