van der Merwe Surname
Approximately 107,222 people bear this surname
van der Merwe Surname Definition:
“Of the Merwe” river in South Holland, better known as the Merwede.
Read More About This Surnamevan der Merwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 100,825 | 1:537 | 38 |
| Australia | 1,462 | 1:18,465 | 2,575 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| England | 909 | 1:61,296 | 7,229 |
| Namibia | 905 | 1:2,662 | 433 |
| Netherlands | 530 | 1:31,863 | 5,300 |
| New Zealand | 377 | 1:12,011 | 2,090 |
| Zimbabwe | 301 | 1:51,290 | 7,802 |
| Canada | 234 | 1:157,460 | 15,959 |
| Thailand | 197 | 1:358,570 | 62,786 |
| United States | 130 | 1:2,788,146 | 165,890 |
| Botswana | 105 | 1:20,828 | 4,170 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Scotland | 43 | 1:124,507 | 7,876 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
van der Merwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Of the Merwe” river in South Holland, better known as the Merwede.
User-submitted Reference
Van der Merwe translates to 'from the Merwedef. The merwede means 'wide water' in Dutch and refers to a delta, several connected stretches of river, in the Netherlands, mostly between the cities of Dordrecht, Pependrecht and Woudrichem. It is a very popular surname in South Africa. This is due to the many settlers who immigrated from the Merwede to farm in the area around modern day Cape Town in the late 17th century. They took this surname to remember their heritage and their family back home.
- mani.kaWillem Schalkzoon van der Merwe settled in South Africa in 1661. He had 13 children, but only one son, Schalk Willemzoon, had male children who survived to adulthood. All Van der Merwes in South Africa are related to these two men.
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Average van der Merwe Salary in
United States
$85,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van der Merwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Merwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
van der Merwe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Merwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,283rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 67,967 people. van der Merwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of van der Merwe reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname van der Merwe is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 100,825 people, or 1 in 537. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it exists in 84 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.
van der Merwe Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van der Merwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.96% more than the national average, earning R 427,656 per year; in United States they earn 99.17% more than the national average, earning $85,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.59% more than the national average, earning $58,423 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van de Merwe | 96 | 1,034 | / |
| van der Merw | 96 | 5 | / |
| van der Merwee | 96 | 2 | / |
| van der Merwer | 96 | 2 | / |
| van der Merwes | 96 | 1 | / |
| van der Merwwe | 96 | 1 | / |
| van der Merve | 92 | 9 | / |
| van der Merwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| van der Merue | 92 | 2 | / |
| van der Marwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| von der Merwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| van de Merbe | 88 | 1 | / |
| van de Merve | 88 | 1 | / |
| Van-Der-Merwe | 85 | 35 | / |
| Van-De-Merwe | 80 | 6 | / |
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