van Vugt Surname

78,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Vugt Surname User-submission:

The van Vugt surname means 'inhabitants of the Dutch village Vught' (in the province North-Brabant).

van Vugt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,3811:3,138254
Australia1991:135,65714,662
Belgium1961:58,6569,495
Canada1471:250,65023,792
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Thailand651:1,086,744162,071
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brunei11:418,7313,893

The alternate forms: van Vügt (32) are calculated separately.

van Vugt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The van Vugt surname means 'inhabitants of the Dutch village Vught' (in the province North-Brabant).

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van Vugt Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Vugt occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: van Vügt. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname van Vugt is the 78,266th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,167,502 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of van Vugt are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

van Vugt is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 5,381 people, or 1 in 3,138. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 50 percent are found, South Holland, where 22 percent are found and Gelderland, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

van Vugt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Vugt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.73% more than the national average, earning R 548,292 per year; in United States they earn 67.42% more than the national average, earning $72,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $49,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Vügt9632/
van Vugte941/
van Vogt8818/
Van-Vugt887/
van Voegt8215/
van Voogt821/
von Vogt7524/
van Voeg752/
van Vuyk751/
van Baugh713/
van Wuk671/
von Buck502/

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