Geldenhuys Surname

31,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,040 people bear this surname

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

Geldenhuys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geldenhuys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa16,4691:3,290434
England1691:329,69324,334
Australia1171:230,73221,761
United States501:7,249,179331,838
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Canada371:995,82774,831
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Namibia141:172,1009,625
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

The alternate forms: Geldenhüys (2) are calculated separately.

Geldenhuys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geldenhuys is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Geldenhüys. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geldenhuys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,341st most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 427,673 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Geldenhuys live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 16,469 people, or 1 in 3,290. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 35 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and North West, where 7 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Geldenhuys Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Geldenhuys earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.46% more than the national average, earning R 381,324 per year; in United States they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $42,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $53,176 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geldenhuys
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