Zuurveld Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zuurveld Surname User-submission:

The Zuurveld surname derives from zuur, meaning 'sour' in Dutch, and veld, meaning 'field'. This surname refers to 'someone living near a field on which little would grow'. This type of fields could either be very sandy or very wet, where only heather or sedge would grow.

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Zuurveld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2181:77,46413,087
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Zuurveld Surname Meaning

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The Zuurveld surname derives from zuur, meaning 'sour' in Dutch, and veld, meaning 'field'. This surname refers to 'someone living near a field on which little would grow'. This type of fields could either be very sandy or very wet, where only heather or sedge would grow. It stands in contrast to areas being named zoet, meaning 'sweet', that were very fertile.

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Zuurveld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zuurveld is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuurveld? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zuurveld is the 1,108,016th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name Zuurveld occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Zuurveld live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 77,464. In The Netherlands Zuurveld is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 26 percent are found, South Holland, where 19 percent are found and North Holland, where 17 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Zuurveld is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suurveld883/
Zhurvel802/
Curvel7194/
Zuurwelle7116/
Jurvel711/
Survell6712/
Curvell671/
Ceurvel671/
Courvell6315/
Ceurvelt638/
Zurwelle635/
Zurzweil631/
Ceurvelts5964/
Survil57190/
Curvil571/
Surwald5337/
Courvil5327/
Survill5310/
Curvill530/
Jurville5040/
Sourwald500/
Courvail500/
Saurwald500/

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