van Gijs Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
van Gijs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
van Gijs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Gijs Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Gijs is found most in The Netherlands. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Gijs? popularity and diffusion
van Gijs is the 3,017,195th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Gijs live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 411,882. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Zeeland, where 46 percent reside, South Holland, where 39 percent reside and North Brabant, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Sijs | 88 | 4 | / |
| van Zijst | 82 | 102 | / |
| van Geijt | 82 | 44 | / |
| van Heijs | 82 | 10 | / |
| van Chijs | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Goeij | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Ghist | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Gie | 80 | 12 | / |
| van Gia | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Gai | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Zeijst | 78 | 137 | / |
| van Zeijts | 78 | 66 | / |
| van Goeije | 78 | 19 | / |
| van Zijp | 75 | 499 | / |
| van Geit | 75 | 284 | / |
| van Gyes | 75 | 20 | / |
| van Gich | 75 | 14 | / |
| van Nghi | 75 | 7 | / |
| van Geys | 75 | 3 | / |
| van Gese | 75 | 3 | / |
| van Gest | 75 | 3 | / |
| van Giee | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Kgai | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Gois | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Zijt | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Goip | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Es | 71 | 4,988 | / |
| van Geest | 71 | 2,096 | / |
| van Zeist | 71 | 372 | / |
| van Guyse | 71 | 219 | / |
| von Giese | 71 | 27 | / |
| van Gheit | 71 | 11 | / |
| van Zaist | 71 | 10 | / |
| van Si | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Geyts | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Ess | 67 | 393 | / |
| van Gee | 67 | 111 | / |
| von Geijer | 67 | 46 | / |
| van Guysse | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Gay | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Suy | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Cai | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Soy | 67 | 1 | / |
| van See | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Joy | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Soi | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ger | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Guy | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ehs | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Zui | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gijs
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