Van-Wyk Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Van-Wyk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Van-Wyk Demographics
Average Van-Wyk Salary in
South Africa
R 104,112
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Van-Wyk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Van-Wyk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Van-Wyk occurs most in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Van-Wyk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Van-Wyk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,658,108th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. Van-Wyk occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Van-Wyk reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 796,731. In South Africa Van-Wyk is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 22 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 18 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Van-Wyk is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 28 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.
Van-Wyk Last Name Statistics demography
Van-Wyk earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.19% less than the national average, earning R 104,112 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van-Wyck | 93 | 1 | / |
| van Wyk | 86 | 125,074 | / |
| van Wyck | 80 | 335 | / |
| van Wyke | 80 | 37 | / |
| Van-Wijk | 80 | 4 | / |
| van Wyks | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Wayk | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Weyck | 75 | 22 | / |
| van Wycke | 75 | 7 | / |
| van Wik | 71 | 3 | / |
| von Wyk | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Vyk | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Wek | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Wijk | 67 | 16,626 | / |
| Van-Beek | 67 | 52 | / |
| van Wiek | 67 | 19 | / |
| van Wick | 67 | 16 | / |
| van Weik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Van-Beck | 67 | 4 | / |
| van Vuyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Wejk | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Wihk | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Wisk | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Wike | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Vyok | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Week | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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-Wyk
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