van Ryn Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Ryn Surname Definition:

“Of the Rhine” in Dutch.

van Ryn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1731:97,61415,899
Australia1611:167,67517,258
Canada1081:341,16330,982
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van Ryn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Rhine” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Ryn Last Name Facts

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

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

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

This last name is the 466,730th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,107,553 people. The last name van Ryn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of van Ryn are found; 29 percent are found in Australasia and 29 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 97,614. In The Netherlands van Ryn is mostly found in: South Holland, where 38 percent live, North Holland, where 20 percent live and Utrecht, where 16 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

van Ryn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Ryn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Ryn last name rose 4,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Ryn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Ryn earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.15% more than the national average, earning R 287,904 per year and in Canada they earn 0.63% less than the national average, earning $49,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Rhyn933,780/
van Ryna931/
van Ryhn931/
van Ryon930/
van Rynne881/
von Ryn8628/
Van-Ryn861/
van Rijn8010,288/
van Reen80232/
Van-Rhyn8019/
van Rink807/
van Rhijn751,580/
van Renne7550/
van Rheen7525/
van Ringh7522/
von Rin711/
van Reem6776/
von Rönn6749/
Van-Rijn674/
von Roenn6339/
von Rønne6310/
von Rönne634/
Van-Rhijn632/
van Reemt631/
von Reenne591/

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