de Bijl Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Bijl Surname User-submission:

The surname de Bijl means 'the axe' in Dutch.

de Bijl Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4711:35,8546,023
Australia361:749,88148,970
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

de Bijl Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname de Bijl means 'the axe' in Dutch.

- vampirerichard
DNA test information

de Bijl Last Name Facts

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

de Bijl is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Bijl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 597,433rd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of de Bijl live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 35,854. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 45 percent live, Gelderland, where 20 percent live and Limburg, where 12 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

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