van der Riet Surname

177,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Riet Surname Definition:

“Of the Reeds” in Dutch. Also from place name in Friesland.

van der Riet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1861:45,6815,830
Netherlands9841:17,1622,665
Australia1391:194,21419,182
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
United States121:30,204,911765,334
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
England111:5,065,278148,650
France111:6,038,429280,838
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

van der Riet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Reeds” in Dutch. Also from place name in Friesland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van der Riet Last Name Facts

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

van der Riet is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van der Riet click here.

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

The surname van der Riet is the 177,945th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,033,949 people. The surname van der Riet is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of van der Riet reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname van der Riet is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,186 people, or 1 in 45,681. In South Africa van der Riet is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 40 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 41 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

van der Riet Last Name Statistics demography

van der Riet earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.92% more than the national average, earning R 365,772 per year.

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