Biljoen Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Biljoen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biljoen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311

Biljoen Last Name Facts

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

Biljoen is found most frequently in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Biljoen.

How Common Is The Last Name Biljoen? popularity and diffusion

Biljoen is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Biljoen live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Biljoen is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,177,776. In South Africa Biljoen is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 48 percent live, Gauteng, where 46 percent live and Free State, where 2 percent live. Besides South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 19 percent live.

Biljoen Last Name Statistics demography

Biljoen earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.7% more than the national average, earning R 303,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biljon92329/
Viljoen8653,166/
Wiljoen8618/
Uiljoen864/
Boiljon861/
Vilijoen803/
Viljoene801/
Viljioen801/
Vijljoen801/
Biljan77603/
Beljon77210/
Biljun777/
Viljean71397/
Beljean71300/
Bilayon7174/
Belujon7126/
Veljoen719/
Belijon719/
Viljoun711/
Bélujon711/
Viljoin711/
Viljaen711/
Belijean671/
Bielejun671/
Baileyon671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Biljoen
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