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 surname van der Zyl is found most in Belgium. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Zyl? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of van der Zyl live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name van der Zyl is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,045,149. In Belgium van der Zyl is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 91 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 9 percent reside. Beside Belgium it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.
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
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- 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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