Veldman Surname

49,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Veldman Surname User-submission:

Veltman or Veldman is a surname for 'someone who lived or worked in a field which has been cleared of any trees'.

Veldman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,8771:2,873221
South Africa2,4191:22,3972,835
United States1,0781:336,23330,343
Canada4151:88,7859,791
Australia2851:94,72210,787
Suriname641:8,6352,172
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
England401:1,392,95161,553
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Belgium221:522,57550,051
France191:3,495,933219,029
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Veldman (16) may also be a first name.

Veldman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Veltman or Veldman is a surname for 'someone who lived or worked in a field which has been cleared of any trees'.

- joelveltman

Veldman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Veldman (Russian: Вельдман) is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Veldman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Veldman is the 49,323rd most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 698,509 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Veldman live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 16 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,877 people, or 1 in 2,873. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 16 percent are found, Overijssel, where 15 percent are found and Groningen, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Veldman exists in 41 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Veldman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Veldman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Veldman surname rose 4,492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Veldman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Veldman surname are 32.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Veldman earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.29% less than the national average, earning 324,305 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.44% more than the national average, earning R 274,332 per year; in United States they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $49,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $51,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Veldman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veldman in the Russian language
Вельдманveldman-

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Veldman Reference & Research

Veldsman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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