van der Bijl Surname

134,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Bijl Surname Definition:

“Of the Axe” in Dutch. Possibly an inn or house sign.

van der Bijl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,5851:6,533730
South Africa4501:120,39514,285
Namibia851:28,3464,400
England361:1,547,72466,012
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Wales41:773,63329,106
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

van der Bijl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Axe” in Dutch. Possibly an inn or house sign.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van der Bijl Last Name Facts

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

van der Bijl is most common in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Bijl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 134,646th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,179,942 people. The last name van der Bijl occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of van der Bijl reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,585 people, or 1 in 6,533. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 22 percent are found, North Holland, where 22 percent are found and Friesland, where 13 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands van der Bijl is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Namibia, where 3 percent are found.

van der Bijl Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Bijl earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 65.36% more than the national average, earning R 392,952 per year and in Canada they earn 45.66% more than the national average, earning $72,368 CAD per year.

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