van Geit Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Geit Surname User-submission:

This surname is Dutch and means 'from goat'.

van Geit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2781:41,3556,773
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Geit Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is Dutch and means 'from goat'.

- wvangeit

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Geite9447/
van Geijt9444/
van Geyt88464/
van Geet88297/
van Geest822,096/
van Geete8228/
van Geedt821/
van Gee80111/
van Ett804/
van Goeije7819/
van Geer7568/
van Gijs7542/
van Gyes7520/
van Giee751/
van Zijt751/
Van-Geyt751/
van Zijst71102/
van Gijte7124/
Van-Geest711/
von Geijer6746/
van Zijp63499/
von Gyer636/

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