van der Spuy Surname
Approximately 3,141 people bear this surname
van der Spuy Surname Definition:
“Of the Lock” (on a Canal) in Dutch.
van der Spuy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,740 | 1:19,773 | 2,491 |
| Australia | 214 | 1:126,148 | 13,799 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: van der Spüy (4) are calculated separately.
van der Spuy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Of the Lock” (on a Canal) in Dutch.
van der Spuy Demographics
Average van der Spuy Salary in
South Africa
R 399,552
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
van der Spuy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Spuy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van der Spuy is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: van der Spüy. Click here for further possible spellings of van der Spuy.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Spuy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 141,820th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,320,136 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of van der Spuy are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
van der Spuy is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 2,740 people, or 1 in 19,773. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 36 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent live. Excluding South Africa van der Spuy exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
van der Spuy Last Name Statistics demography
van der Spuy earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.13% more than the national average, earning R 399,552 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Spüy | 97 | 4 | / |
| vander Spuy | 96 | 1 | / |
| van de Spuy | 96 | 1 | / |
| van der Spay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vanderspuy | 91 | 65 | / |
| van der Spuij | 88 | 44 | / |
| van der Spa | 87 | 18 | / |
| van der Sip | 87 | 1 | / |
| van der Syp | 87 | 1 | / |
| Vanderspy | 86 | 1 | / |
| van der Sype | 83 | 79 | / |
| van der Spaa | 83 | 68 | / |
| van der Spijt | 80 | 7 | / |
| van der Seype | 80 | 4 | / |
| vander Sype | 78 | 27 | / |
| van der Zyp | 78 | 5 | / |
| Vandersip | 76 | 19 | / |
| van der Zeep | 75 | 45 | / |
| van der Zypp | 75 | 33 | / |
| van der Zeyp | 75 | 19 | / |
| van Dersyppe | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Dersippe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vandersype | 73 | 42 | / |
| Vandersoep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vanderwesp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vandersipe | 73 | 1 | / |
| van der Zyppe | 72 | 5 | / |
| Vandersyppe | 70 | 163 | / |
| Vandersippe | 70 | 56 | / |
| Vanderhosip | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vandersweep | 70 | 1 | / |
| vander Zeyp | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vanderzyp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanderzypp | 64 | 9 | / |
| Vanderzipe | 64 | 1 | / |
| Vanderzeyp | 64 | 1 | / |
| Vanderzeep | 64 | 1 | / |
| Vandersbie | 64 | 0 | / |
| Vanderzippe | 61 | 63 | / |
| Vanderzyppe | 61 | 19 | / |
| Vanderziepe | 61 | 13 | / |
| Vendersbo | 57 | 9 | / |
| Van-Der-Zyppe | 56 | 1 | / |
| van Troys-Wybo | 54 | 1 | / |
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