Van-Rhyn Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Van-Rhyn Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Van.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Van-Rhyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Van-Rhyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Van-Rhyn is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Van-Rhyn.

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

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Van-Rhyn live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Van-Rhyn is most numerous in: Essex, where 94 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent are found. Excluding England Van-Rhyn exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Van-Ryn931/
van Rhyn883,780/
Van-Rhijn822/
van Ryn80721/
Van-Rijn754/
van Ryna751/
van Ryhn751/
van Ryon750/
van Rhijn711,580/
van Rheen7125/
van Rynne711/
von Ryn6728/
van Rijn6310,288/
van Reen63232/
van Rink637/
van Renne5950/
van Ringh5922/
von Rin531/
van Reem5076/
von Rönn5049/

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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-Rhyn
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