van Biljon Surname

89,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Biljon Surname Definition:

From place name in France (Billom in Puy- de-Dome.)

van Biljon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,2311:10,3571,282
England381:1,466,26563,675
Australia331:818,05251,601
United States191:19,076,786604,894
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

van Biljon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in France (Billom in Puy- de-Dome.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Biljon Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Biljon is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Biljon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 89,220th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,354,814 people. van Biljon occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of van Biljon reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 5,231 people, or 1 in 10,357. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 39 percent live, Free State, where 13 percent live and Western Cape, where 10 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

van Biljon Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Biljon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.94% more than the national average, earning R 434,736 per year and in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

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