van der Westhuizen Surname

11,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,607 people bear this surname

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

van der Westhuizen Surname Definition:

From place names in Holland (Gelderland and Overijssel).

van der Westhuizen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa45,5531:1,189126
Namibia3831:6,2911,222
England3381:164,84615,309
Australia3251:83,0649,628
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
New Zealand1751:25,8764,537
Zimbabwe831:186,00322,110
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Canada421:877,27667,671
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Swaziland41:324,550996
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

van der Westhuizen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place names in Holland (Gelderland and Overijssel).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van der Westhuizen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Westhuizen is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 11,799th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 153,077 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of van der Westhuizen live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 45,553 people, or 1 in 1,189. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 30 percent are found, Western Cape, where 24 percent are found and North West, where 8 percent are found. Beside South Africa van der Westhuizen is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

van der Westhuizen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Westhuizen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 73.22% more than the national average, earning R 411,648 per year and in Canada they earn 23.2% more than the national average, earning $61,210 CAD per year.

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