van der Ryst Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

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

van der Ryst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Ryst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7721:70,1788,755
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

van der Ryst Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Ryst is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van der Ryst click here.

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

The last name van der Ryst is the 431,494th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,132,263 people. van der Ryst is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of van der Ryst live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 772 people, or 1 in 70,178. In South Africa van der Ryst is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 35 percent live, North West, where 22 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

van der Ryst Last Name Statistics demography

van der Ryst earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 98.86% more than the national average, earning R 472,572 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
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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 Ryst
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