van Deventer Surname

37,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,027 people bear this surname

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

van Deventer Surname Definition:

From place name. Deventer is an old town in the Province of Overisjsel.

van Deventer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa12,4491:4,352561
Netherlands7661:22,0463,522
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Australia1221:221,27621,136
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
England1131:493,08031,588
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Namibia111:219,0369,886
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

van Deventer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name. Deventer is an old town in the Province of Overisjsel.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Deventer Last Name Facts

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

van Deventer occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Deventer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 37,542nd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 519,537 people. van Deventer is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of van Deventer live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 12,449 people, or 1 in 4,352. In South Africa van Deventer is most common in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Western Cape, where 17 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

van Deventer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Deventer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Deventer surname grew 170 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Deventer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Deventer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.99% more than the national average, earning R 420,588 per year; in United States they earn 69.34% more than the national average, earning $73,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.19% less than the national average, earning $44,124 CAD per year.

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