van Stigt Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Stigt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Stigt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3771:44,7947,616
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

van Stigt Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Stigt is found most in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of van Stigt click here.

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

The last name van Stigt is the 712,393rd most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of van Stigt live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 44,794. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 25 percent live, North Holland, where 21 percent live and North Brabant, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

van Stigt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Stigt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Stigt surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Stigt Last Name Statistics demography

van Stigt earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.74% more than the national average, earning R 289,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanstigt949/
van Stik820/
van Sthaitk802/
van Steeg78472/
van Stick780/
van Stek71302/
von Steg710/
von Steeg6712/
van Styke670/
van Stuyck630/
Phinesetkit501/

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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 Stigt
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