van Saal Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Saal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Saal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

van Saal Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Saal occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name van Saal is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname van Saal occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of van Saal reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

van Saal is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Barring South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Zaal88185/
von Saal8814/
van Zaale8218/
van Seale822/
van Zal8064/
van Sol802/
van Solt7550/
van Zale7514/
van Sold751/
van Soldt71223/
van Zault710/
van Schaijle701/
van Scholl6737/
van Col671/
van Jole63309/
van Zeyl63238/
van Zeil6367/
von Call6346/
van Cool632/
van Chassel631/
van Zeijl59671/
van Zeyll591/
van Zeile590/
von Zeil5012/

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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
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