van Geit Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
van Geit Surname User-submission:
This surname is Dutch and means 'from goat'.
van Geit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 278 | 1:41,355 | 6,773 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
van Geit Surname Meaning
van Geit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Geit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Geit has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van Geit click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Geit? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Geit is the 928,396th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Geit reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 41,355. In Belgium van Geit is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Belgium this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Geite | 94 | 47 | / |
| van Geijt | 94 | 44 | / |
| van Geyt | 88 | 464 | / |
| van Geet | 88 | 297 | / |
| van Geest | 82 | 2,096 | / |
| van Geete | 82 | 28 | / |
| van Geedt | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Gee | 80 | 111 | / |
| van Ett | 80 | 4 | / |
| van Goeije | 78 | 19 | / |
| van Geer | 75 | 68 | / |
| van Gijs | 75 | 42 | / |
| van Gyes | 75 | 20 | / |
| van Giee | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Zijt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Van-Geyt | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Zijst | 71 | 102 | / |
| van Gijte | 71 | 24 | / |
| Van-Geest | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Geijer | 67 | 46 | / |
| van Zijp | 63 | 499 | / |
| von Gyer | 63 | 6 | / |
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