Van-Der-Merwe Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Van-Der-Merwe Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Van.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Van-Der-Merwe 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
England151:3,714,537119,675
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Van-Der-Merwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Van-Der-Merwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Van-Der-Merwe has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Van-Der-Merwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Van-Der-Merwe is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Van-Der-Merwe are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles.

Van-Der-Merwe is most widespread in England, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England Van-Der-Merwe is primarily concentrated in: Kent, where 40 percent reside, Oxfordshire, where 40 percent reside and Lancashire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Van-De-Merwe966/
van der Merwe85107,222/
van der Merwee812/
van der Merwer812/
van der Merwes811/
van der Merwwe811/
van de Merwe801,034/
van der Merw805/
van der Merve779/
van der Merwa772/
van der Merue772/
van der Marwe771/
von der Merwe771/
van de Merbe721/
van de Merve721/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Van-Der-Merwe
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