van Geems Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

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

van Geems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Geems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Geems Last Name Facts

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

van Geems is found most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Geems.

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

The last name van Geems is the 1,589,322nd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of van Geems live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

van Geems is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 433,422. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 61 percent reside, North West, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Apart from South Africa van Geems is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

van Geems Last Name Statistics demography

van Geems earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.89% more than the national average, earning R 451,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Heems89148/
van Gemst89140/
van Geens8923/
van Heemst84267/
van Emst82353/
van Gens8238/
van Gimst78110/
van Goens7823/
van Gaens7814/
van Genns780/
van Göns717/
van Gins711/
van Himst6746/
van Gains674/
van Goins671/

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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 Geems
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