van Wijngaarden Surname

96,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wijngaarden Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of Vineyards. Wijnperse, Wine­press. Wijnstok, Vine.

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van Wijngaarden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,6501:3,632329
Australia781:346,09929,260
France331:2,012,810168,616
England241:2,321,58686,519
Belgium191:605,08754,956
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway71:734,61250,907
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

van Wijngaarden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of Vineyards. Wijnperse, Wine­press. Wijnstok, Vine.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

The surname originates from the village, Wijngaarden (Wikipedia). The Dutch word is the plural of wijngaard (vineyard), but this seems not related to people bearing the surname, since there are traditionally not many vineyards in The Netherlands.

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van Wijngaarden Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Wijngaarden occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 96,703rd most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,482,414 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Wijngaarden live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 4,650 people, or 1 in 3,632. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 40 percent reside, North Holland, where 15 percent reside and Utrecht, where 12 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

van Wijngaarden Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Wijngaarden earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.21% more than the national average, earning 457,546 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 119.49% more than the national average, earning R 521,580 per year and in Canada they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $55,084 CAD per year.

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