van der Byl Surname
Approximately 2,558 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This Surnamevan der Byl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,313 | 1:23,423 | 2,980 |
| Australia | 118 | 1:228,777 | 21,625 |
| Namibia | 51 | 1:47,243 | 5,945 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
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'.
- zoemagdalenevan der Byl Demographics
Average van der Byl Salary in
England
£26,180
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Byll | 96 | 1 | / |
| van de Byl | 95 | 23 | / |
| van der Bel | 91 | 180 | / |
| van der Bil | 91 | 8 | / |
| van der Vyl | 91 | 1 | / |
| van der Bijl | 87 | 3,343 | / |
| van der Belt | 87 | 1,350 | / |
| van der Bilt | 87 | 574 | / |
| van der Bill | 87 | 3 | / |
| van de Bel | 86 | 1 | / |
| van der Bildt | 83 | 51 | / |
| van der Bijll | 83 | 28 | / |
| van der Beldt | 83 | 15 | / |
| van der Wel | 82 | 2,706 | / |
| van de Belt | 82 | 451 | / |
| van de Bilt | 82 | 261 | / |
| van de Boel | 82 | 162 | / |
| van de Beld | 82 | 132 | / |
| van de Bijl | 82 | 50 | / |
| Van-Der-Byl | 82 | 1 | / |
| van der Wiel | 78 | 4,118 | / |
| van der Wilt | 78 | 1,114 | / |
| van der Weel | 78 | 304 | / |
| van der Veld | 78 | 186 | / |
| van der Well | 78 | 108 | / |
| van der Wild | 78 | 61 | / |
| van der Will | 78 | 32 | / |
| van de Bildt | 78 | 17 | / |
| van der Woel | 78 | 8 | / |
| van der Vilt | 78 | 6 | / |
| van der Wehl | 78 | 2 | / |
| van der Velt | 78 | 2 | / |
| van der Welt | 78 | 1 | / |
| van de Vel | 76 | 651 | / |
| van de Wel | 76 | 3 | / |
| van der Veldt | 75 | 793 | / |
| van der Wildt | 75 | 427 | / |
| van de Wiel | 73 | 2,179 | / |
| van de Veld | 73 | 5 | / |
| van de Wilt | 73 | 2 | / |
| von der Wehl | 70 | 33 | / |
| van de Veldt | 70 | 1 | / |
| van-de Wiel | 64 | 1 | / |
| van de-Veld | 64 | 1 | / |
| Van-De-Veld | 55 | 8 | / |
| Van-De-Wiel | 55 | 3 | / |
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