van Tonder Surname

24,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,609 people bear this surname

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

van Tonder Surname Definition:

From place names in Holland and in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (Tondern).

van Tonder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa20,7401:2,612322
Australia3991:67,6588,056
England1861:299,55922,824
New Zealand1051:43,1277,159
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales51:618,90625,852
Namibia51:481,88011,140
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

van Tonder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place names in Holland and in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (Tondern).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Tonder Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Tonder occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

It is the 24,970th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 337,246 people. The surname van Tonder is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of van Tonder are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name van Tonder is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 20,740 people, or 1 in 2,612. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and Free State, where 10 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

van Tonder Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Tonder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.06% more than the national average, earning R 425,508 per year; in United States they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $38,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.1% more than the national average, earning $82,525 CAD per year.

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van Tonder Reference & Research

Corneliz van Tonderen - Ancestor of the van Tonders in South Africa.

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