van Lijf Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 178 | 1:94,872 | 15,531 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
van Lijf Surname Meaning
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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.
- victor_1937.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.
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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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