van Vliet Surname

24,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Vliet Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'dweller by a small/minor stream'.

van Vliet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands18,5691:90935
Canada7201:51,1746,177
United States6731:538,57244,670
Australia6201:43,5415,522
South Africa3001:180,59219,818
Belgium2011:57,1979,269
France1761:377,40256,030
New Zealand1531:29,5975,184
England1091:511,17532,340
Germany951:847,42661,310
Thailand821:861,443136,584
Spain591:792,40732,853
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Suriname381:14,5433,502
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Norway111:467,48139,375
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Curaçao41:39,312638
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:254,91721,039

van Vliet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'dweller by a small/minor stream'.

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van Vliet Last Name Facts

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

van Vliet is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 24,465th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 329,798 people. van Vliet occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of van Vliet live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Vliet is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 18,569 people, or 1 in 909. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 45 percent are found, Utrecht, where 16 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 62 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

van Vliet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Vliet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Vliet last name expanded 342 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Vliet Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Vliet earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.95% less than the national average, earning 235,491 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 95.34% more than the national average, earning R 464,196 per year; in United States they earn 64.98% more than the national average, earning $71,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $53,290 CAD per year.

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