Velthuis Surname

166,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Velthuis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velthuis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,2731:7,429888
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Australia451:599,90442,958
Canada421:877,27667,671
Portugal281:372,08012,265
England131:4,286,005132,302
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Denmark101:564,47234,222
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Velthuis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velthuis is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Velthuis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 166,519th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,803,981 people. Velthuis is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Velthuis live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Velthuis is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,273 people, or 1 in 7,429. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Overijssel, where 39 percent are found, Gelderland, where 14 percent are found and North Holland, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands Velthuis exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Velthuis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Velthuis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Velthuis surname expanded 6,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Velthuis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Velthuis last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Velthuis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 229.22% more than the national average, earning R 782,340 per year; in United States they earn 33.4% more than the national average, earning $57,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning $52,844 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Velthuis
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