van Saal Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
van Saal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
van Saal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Saal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Saal is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Saal? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of van Saal are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
van Saal is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Apart from South Africa van Saal occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Zaal | 88 | 185 | / |
| von Saal | 88 | 14 | / |
| van Zaale | 82 | 18 | / |
| van Seale | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Zal | 80 | 64 | / |
| van Sol | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Solt | 75 | 50 | / |
| van Zale | 75 | 14 | / |
| van Sold | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Soldt | 71 | 223 | / |
| van Zault | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Schaijle | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Scholl | 67 | 37 | / |
| van Col | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Jole | 63 | 309 | / |
| van Zeyl | 63 | 238 | / |
| van Zeil | 63 | 67 | / |
| von Call | 63 | 46 | / |
| van Cool | 63 | 2 | / |
| van Chassel | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Zeijl | 59 | 671 | / |
| van Zeyll | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Zeile | 59 | 0 | / |
| von Zeil | 50 | 12 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Saal
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis