van Dieman Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

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

van Dieman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Dieman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4491:120,66314,311
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

van Dieman Last Name Facts

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

van Dieman is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 645,032nd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,505,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of van Dieman are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

van Dieman is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 120,663. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 84 percent are found, Gauteng, where 7 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

van Dieman Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Dieman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20.76% less than the national average, earning R 188,316 per year and in Canada they earn 36.68% more than the national average, earning $67,906 CAD per year.

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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 Dieman
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