van der Zyl Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
van der Zyl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
van der Zyl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Zyl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van der Zyl is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of van der Zyl.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Zyl? popularity and diffusion
The last name van der Zyl is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname van der Zyl is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of van der Zyl are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname van der Zyl is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,045,149. In Belgium van der Zyl is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 91 percent live and Flemish Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Belgium van der Zyl is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Zel | 91 | 199 | / |
| van der Zil | 91 | 2 | / |
| van der Ziel | 87 | 365 | / |
| van der Sel | 82 | 47 | / |
| van de Ziel | 82 | 1 | / |
| van der Geld | 78 | 604 | / |
| van der Gelt | 78 | 6 | / |
| van der Schel | 75 | 7 | / |
| van de Geld | 73 | 3 | / |
| van der Schilt | 72 | 60 | / |
| van der Schild | 72 | 24 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Zyl
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