van Syl Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
van Syl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
van Syl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Syl Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Syl occurs most in Australia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of van Syl click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Syl? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of van Syl reside; 50 percent reside in Australasia and 50 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia van Syl is primarily found in: Northern Territory, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Australia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Syll | 93 | 4 | / |
| van Zyl | 86 | 72,635 | / |
| van Sil | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Xyl | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Zyll | 80 | 26 | / |
| van Sell | 80 | 13 | / |
| van Schil | 75 | 350 | / |
| van Schel | 75 | 165 | / |
| van Schilt | 71 | 476 | / |
| van Schelt | 71 | 239 | / |
| van Schöll | 71 | 58 | / |
| Van-Zyl | 71 | 21 | / |
| von Zyl | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Schild | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Zil | 71 | 2 | / |
| von Seld | 67 | 12 | / |
| van Scheltt | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Celt | 67 | 0 | / |
| von Seldt | 63 | 1 | / |
| von Schill | 59 | 47 | / |
| von Schell | 59 | 9 | / |
| Van-Schilt | 59 | 7 | / |
| von Scheel | 59 | 7 | / |
| von Zell | 53 | 3 | / |
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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 Syl
- 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