van der Nist Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

van der Nist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Nist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

van der Nist Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Nist occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

It is the 3,100,440th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. van der Nist occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of van der Nist reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname van der Nist is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 77 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 5 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 40 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

van der Nist Last Name Statistics demography

van der Nist earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.31% more than the national average, earning R 402,348 per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nist
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