Where Does The Last Name van Rijs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name van Rijs is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name van Rijs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 627,290^th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. van Rijs is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Rijs reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Rijs is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 39,641. In The Netherlands van Rijs is primarily found in: South Holland, where 38 percent are found, Friesland, where 17 percent are found and North Holland, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 5 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.