van der Schyf Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

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

van der Schyf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Schyf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3651:148,43216,900
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

van der Schyf Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Schyf is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of van der Schyf.

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

This surname is the 767,694th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,642,981 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of van der Schyf live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname van der Schyf is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 148,432. In South Africa van der Schyf is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 56 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 10 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Besides South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

van der Schyf Last Name Statistics demography

van der Schyf earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.61% more than the national average, earning R 462,456 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Schyf
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