van Rijt Surname

423,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Rijt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Rijt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7811:21,6233,436
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

van Rijt Last Name Facts

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

van Rijt occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of van Rijt.

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

The surname van Rijt is the 423,762nd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,919,885 people. van Rijt occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Rijt live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Rijt is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 781 people, or 1 in 21,623. In The Netherlands van Rijt is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 34 percent reside, North Brabant, where 32 percent reside and South Holland, where 16 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

van Rijt Last Name Statistics demography

van Rijt earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.09% more than the national average, earning $62,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Rijst9437/
van Rij931,378/
van Riet884,284/
van Roij88709/
van Rijs88488/
van Reij88149/
van Rite8829/
van Reit8827/
van Rije8814/
van Raij8813/
van Rait881/
van Ri861/
van Rooij826,640/
van Raaij821,428/
van Rieht8216/
van Rieth8212/
van Roeij825/
van Reith821/
van Rie80589/
van Ryt8077/
van Ris801/
van Roi801/
van Raj801/
Van't Riet7829/
van Rooije784/
van Rest75322/
van Reet75307/
van Raai7561/
van Reis7522/
van Ryte759/
van Risp758/
van Raaj755/
Van-Riet754/
van Rooj751/
van Reid751/
van Rich751/
van Rett750/
van Reeth711,774/
van Ry71141/
van Reuth7147/
van Reedt7132/
von Reith7117/
van Reydt7113/
von Rieth7112/
van Reich712/
von Raits711/
van Raust711/
van Reest711/
von Rooij711/
von Riedt711/
van Rooie711/
van Reste710/
van Roy674,870/
van Ree671,528/
van Rey67118/
van Ray6732/
van Rys6728/
Van-Rie672/
van Ríe671/
van Rhe671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Rijt
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