van der Schyff Surname

87,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,474 people bear this surname

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

van der Schyff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Schyff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,3211:10,1821,262
Australia521:519,14839,018
England501:1,114,36153,243
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

van der Schyff Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Schyff is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van der Schyff.

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

It is the 87,821st most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,331,302 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of van der Schyff are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

van der Schyff is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 5,321 people, or 1 in 10,182. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 32 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and North West, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

van der Schyff Last Name Statistics demography

van der Schyff earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.33% more than the national average, earning R 397,632 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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