van der Wyk Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

van der Wyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Wyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

van der Wyk Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Wyk occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 3,485,539th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 41 percent of van der Wyk live; 41 percent live in Australasia and 41 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 2,076,592. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 54 percent are found and New South Wales, where 46 percent are found. Outside of Australia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Wyk
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