Redelinghuys Surname

113,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Redelinghuys Surname Definition:

“House of Redel”, derived from old Teutonic Rado, a Counsellor.

Redelinghuys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,8871:13,9381,760
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
England411:1,358,97760,528
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Guernsey221:2,929767
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Redelinghuÿs (5) & Redelinghüys (3) are calculated separately.

Redelinghuys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“House of Redel”, derived from old Teutonic Rado, a Counsellor.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Redelinghuys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Redelinghuys is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Redelinghuÿs or Redelinghüys. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Redelinghuys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Redelinghuys is the 113,057th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,780,055 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Redelinghuys are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 3,887 people, or 1 in 13,938. In South Africa Redelinghuys is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 42 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and North West, where 10 percent are found. Beside South Africa it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Redelinghuys Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Redelinghuys earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 70.66% more than the national average, earning R 405,552 per year and in United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Redelinghuÿs975/
Redelinghüys973/
Redelinghuy's962/
Redelinghuy961/
Redelinghuyes961/
Redelinguys961/
Redelinghys961/
Redelinghuis92227/
Redelinghuijs882/
Redelingues874/

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