van Sijll Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Sijll Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Sijll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

van Sijll Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Sijll occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name van Sijll is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Sijll are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Sijll is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 222,200. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 47 percent reside, Friesland, where 13 percent reside and North Holland, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Sijl9458/
van Zijll89172/
van Zijl824,471/
van Zeijl78671/
van Zuijl781/
van Gijsel74473/
van Syelle740/
van Sichle740/
von Zijl7115/
van Gijssel70270/
van Sychle630/
van Sychel630/
van Geel594,164/
van Geele5625/
von Schéele50156/
von Scheéle502/

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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
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  • 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 Sijll
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