van der Byl Surname

168,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,558 people bear this surname

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

van der Byl Surname User-submission:

The van der Byl surname derives from the surname van der Bijl, which means 'from the axe' or 'of the axe'. The ancestor arrived to South Africa from Portugal with the surname Machado (axe), during the apartheid era, he was not able to use his Portuguese surname.

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van der Byl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,3131:23,4232,980
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Namibia511:47,2435,945
England241:2,321,58686,519
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

van der Byl Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The van der Byl surname derives from the surname van der Bijl, which means 'from the axe' or 'of the axe'. The ancestor arrived to South Africa from Portugal with the surname Machado (axe), during the apartheid era, he was not able to use his Portuguese surname. He then made friends with the surname van der Bijl, who allowed him to use their surname to cover his ethnicity. Coincidentally, the surname he was allowed to use was derivative from his original Portuguese surname, as Machado means 'axe' and van der Byl means 'from the axe'.

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van der Byl Last Name Facts

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

van der Byl is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 168,840th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,848,923 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of van der Byl are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,313 people, or 1 in 23,423. In South Africa van der Byl is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 25 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent live and Namibia, where 2 percent live.

van der Byl Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Byl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning R 243,684 per year and in Canada they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $43,933 CAD per year.

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