van Eif Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Eif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Eif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Eif Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Eif is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 2,776,799th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Eif live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Eif is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 359,302. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 51 percent live, Friesland, where 15 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Eiff930/
van Hoef80516/
von Eiff8045/
van Effe803/
van Heef801/
van Effs800/
van Haeff75110/
van Hijft751/
van Eva713/
van Haaf6755/
Von-Eiff672/
van Haaff6328/
von Euw57751/
van Haw571/
van Auw570/
von Hafe53167/
van Hauw5340/
van Houw5311/
van Gouw531/
von Hauff5057/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Eif
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