van Rhyn Surname

121,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

van Rhyn Surname Definition:

See Van Ryn.

van Rhyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,4221:15,8321,999
Namibia1721:14,0082,588
Australia381:710,41347,396
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
England311:1,797,35772,927
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales41:773,63329,106
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Rhyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Van Ryn.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Rhyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Rhyn is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van Rhyn.

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

van Rhyn is the 121,202nd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,927,922 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of van Rhyn reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

van Rhyn is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 3,422 people, or 1 in 15,832. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 47 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

van Rhyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Rhyn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Rhyn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Rhyn earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.12% more than the national average, earning R 302,088 per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $49,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Ryn93721/
Van-Rhyn8819/
van Ryna881/
van Ryhn881/
van Ryon880/
van Rhijn821,580/
van Rheen8225/
van Rynne821/
von Ryn8028/
Van-Ryn801/
van Rijn7510,288/
van Reen75232/
van Rink757/
van Renne7150/
van Ringh7122/
Van-Rhijn712/
von Rin671/
van Reem6376/
von Rönn6349/
Van-Rijn634/
von Roenn5939/
von Rønne5910/
von Rönne594/
van Reemt591/
von Reenne561/

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