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
The last name Van-Wyk is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Van-Wyk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,658,108th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Van-Wyk occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Van-Wyk live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 796,731. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Free State, where 22 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 18 percent live. Excluding South Africa Van-Wyk occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 28 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
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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