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

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
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
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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 Demographics

Average van Vugt Salary in
United States

$72,240 USD

Per year
Rank:
93,896 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.10116E-5
Rank: 401,127 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
167.42%
Sample size: 13 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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van Vugt Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Vugt is found most in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as: van Vügt. Click here for other potential spellings of van Vugt.

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

This surname is the 78,266th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,167,502 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of van Vugt live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live 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 van Vugt is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 50 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and Gelderland, where 7 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

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.

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