van Vree Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Vree Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Vree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Vree Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Vree is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of van Vree live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Vree is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 255,866. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 30 percent reside, South Holland, where 24 percent reside and Overijssel, where 17 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Vre9312/
van Bree882,974/
van Vrey885/
van Breet8250/
van Vrest826/
van Vré809/
van Bre802/
van Vry801/
van Breest786/
van Brée7534/
Van-Bree752/
van Brie751/
van Bred751/
van Brest7146/
Van-Vrest711/
van Brecht67280/
von Frey6311/
van Writ630/
van Britt591/
von Brecht5617/
von Brau500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Vree
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