van Zuylen Surname

285,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Zuylen Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of Columns. Arms: Ar. three columns gu.

van Zuylen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8851:19,0822,979
Belgium2821:40,7686,674
Australia481:562,41041,290
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United States221:16,475,406557,260
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
England91:6,190,895170,599
France61:11,070,454349,096
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bermuda11:65,2793,010

van Zuylen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of Columns. Arms: Ar. three columns gu.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Zuylen Last Name Facts

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

van Zuylen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van Zuylen click here.

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

It is the 285,302nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,406,191 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of van Zuylen are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 885 people, or 1 in 19,082. In The Netherlands van Zuylen is most common in: South Holland, where 30 percent live, North Brabant, where 18 percent live and Utrecht, where 16 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

van Zuylen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Zuylen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.37% less than the national average, earning R 82,284 per year; in United States they earn 112.44% more than the national average, earning $91,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.37% more than the national average, earning $57,816 CAD per year.

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