van Vyve Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Vyve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Vyve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3451:33,3245,414
France241:2,767,613196,808
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

van Vyve Last Name Facts

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

van Vyve is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van Vyve.

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

The surname is the 731,961st most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Vyve are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 33,324. In Belgium van Vyve is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 46 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 39 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Vive8817/
Van-Vyve881/
van Vijve827/
van Vijver781/
van Vivi751/
van Bever711,960/
van Vieba710/
van Beever6736/
van Beaver6719/
van Beber5934/
von Vivis5922/
van Biber5914/
van Weber5912/
Van-Bever597/
van Wiebe595/
van Weebe591/
van Beeber561/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Vyve
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