Jaarsveldt Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

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

Jaarsveldt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaarsveldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jaarsveldt (33) may also be a first name.

Jaarsveldt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaarsveldt is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaarsveldt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jaarsveldt is the 3,141,416th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Jaarsveldt live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jaarsveldt is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 33 people.

The last name Jaarsveldt is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 58 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Free State, where 11 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaarsveld95483/
Jaarsvel891/
Harsveldt8433/
Harsveld78237/
Jørsfeldt744/
Jarsweal671/
Carsvell670/
Carsweil562/
Carsvill560/

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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 Jaarsveldt
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