Vandevoorde Surname

119,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vandevoorde Surname User-submission:

A Dutch surname, meaning 'from the ford'.

Vandevoorde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,8941:6,070757
France1,2751:52,0966,854
United States5181:699,72855,357
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Vandevoorde Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch surname, meaning 'from the ford'.

- cvandevoorde

Vandevoorde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vandevoorde is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandevoorde? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 119,991st most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,904,743 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Vandevoorde are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Vandevoorde is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,894 people, or 1 in 6,070. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 81 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 13 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Belgium it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in France, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Vandevoorde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vandevoorde last name are 1.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vandevoorde earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.36% less than the national average, earning $38,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.43% more than the national average, earning $65,300 CAD per year.

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