van Vuuren Surname

30,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Vuuren Surname Definition:

From place name in Province of Gelderland, Holland.

van Vuuren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,8031:3,660483
Netherlands2,0241:8,3431,037
Australia1881:143,59415,358
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1381:403,75427,757
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Namibia611:39,4985,347
Canada561:657,95753,499
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Qatar221:107,18211,536
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Norway81:642,78647,258
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

van Vuuren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Province of Gelderland, Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Vuuren Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Vuuren is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 30,032nd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 409,459 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of van Vuuren live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 14,803 people, or 1 in 3,660. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

van Vuuren Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Vuuren earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.74% less than the national average, earning 253,554 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 64.68% more than the national average, earning R 391,344 per year; in United States they earn 53.91% more than the national average, earning $66,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.41% more than the national average, earning $74,728 CAD per year.

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