van Lijf Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Lijf Surname User-submission:

The name is derived from van Leijve, a writing error of Leive, which is the dialect pronunciation of Leuven, an old Belgian, Flemish town, know for its university.

van Lijf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1781:94,87215,531
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210

van Lijf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name is derived from van Leijve, a writing error of Leive, which is the dialect pronunciation of Leuven, an old Belgian, Flemish town, know for its university.

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van Lijf Last Name Facts

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

van Lijf is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name van Lijf is the 1,257,535th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. van Lijf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Lijf live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Lijf is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 94,872. In The Netherlands van Lijf is most common in: Limburg, where 54 percent reside, South Holland, where 19 percent reside and North Brabant, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Lyf8010/
van Liew75196/
van Loef75109/
van Leaf751/
van Leiw750/
van Lew6758/
van Louw63545/
van Laub632/
van Leew631/
Van-Liew631/
von Lauff591/
van Louws591/
Van-Lew539/
von Leeb508/
Van-Louw501/

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van Lijf Reference & Research

Vic's genealogische website - This site contains the ancestry "van Lijf, the ancestry "Feskens" and the pedigree of Jens Feskens.

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