van der Walt Surname
Approximately 37,084 people bear this surname
van der Walt Surname Definition:
“Of the Forest” - Walt is early Frisian spelling. Compare English “Wood” - as in Saxonwold. Not to be confused with Van der Watt (q.v.).
van der Walt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 35,559 | 1:1,524 | 181 |
| Australia | 599 | 1:45,068 | 5,661 |
| England | 237 | 1:235,097 | 19,437 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| New Zealand | 133 | 1:34,048 | 5,884 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 1:241,245 | 31,316 |
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
van der Walt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Of the Forest” - Walt is early Frisian spelling. Compare English “Wood” - as in Saxonwold. Not to be confused with Van der Watt (q.v.).
van der Walt Demographics
Average Male van der Walt Height
176.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
van der Walt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Walt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van der Walt occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of van der Walt.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Walt? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 15,017th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 196,515 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of van der Walt live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
van der Walt is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 35,559 people, or 1 in 1,524. In South Africa van der Walt is most common in: Gauteng, where 38 percent reside, North West, where 11 percent reside and Western Cape, where 11 percent reside. Excluding South Africa van der Walt is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
van der Walt Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van der Walt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.22% more than the national average, earning R 459,156 per year and in Canada they earn 18.92% more than the national average, earning $59,084 CAD per year.
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