Lintvelt Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

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

Lintvelt Surname Definition:

“Linen Field” in Dutch (for bleaching).

Lintvelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4041:134,10315,593
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Lintvelt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Linen Field” in Dutch (for bleaching).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Lintvelt Last Name Facts

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

Lintvelt occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lintvelt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 585,898th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. The surname Lintvelt occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Lintvelt reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Lintvelt is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 134,103. In South Africa Lintvelt is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 30 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 14 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Lintvelt Last Name Statistics demography

Lintvelt earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.53% more than the national average, earning R 362,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lintveldt944/
Lindtveldt891/
Lintveld8825/
Lindvelt881/
Lindveldt8260/
Lindtveld821/
Llndtvelt821/
Lindeveldt781/
Lindfelt75178/
Lindveld75123/
Lantveld7546/
Lindfeldt71141/
Lindefelt7138/
Lindeveld718/
Lindevalt711/
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