van der Ness Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

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

van der Ness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Ness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Australia161:1,687,23181,699

van der Ness Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Ness is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of van der Ness.

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

The last name van der Ness is the 2,121,169th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of van der Ness live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa van der Ness is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 52 percent are found, Western Cape, where 25 percent are found and Free State, where 11 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent are found.

van der Ness Last Name Statistics demography

van der Ness earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.06% more than the national average, earning R 313,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van der Nest922,677/
van de Nesse9240/
van de Nes91243/
van der Net87385/
van de Nest872/
van der Nist8340/
van der Neer8321/
van de Net821/
van der Nooy751/
van der Nooij7215/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Ness
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