van Zaal Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Zaal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Zaal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1791:94,34215,464
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

van Zaal Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Zaal is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 1,248,410th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. van Zaal is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Zaal are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 94,342. In The Netherlands van Zaal is primarily found in: North Holland, where 45 percent reside, South Holland, where 36 percent reside and Utrecht, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

van Zaal Last Name Statistics demography

van Zaal earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.84% less than the national average, earning R 142,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Zaale9418/
van Zal9364/
van Zale8814/
van Saal884/
van Zault820/
van Zeyl75238/
van Zeil7567/
von Saal7514/
van Zeijl71671/
van Seale712/
van Zeyll711/
van Zeile710/
van Sol672/
van Col671/
van Jole63309/
van Solt6350/
von Call6346/
von Zeil6312/
van Cool632/
van Chassel631/
van Sold631/
van Schaijle601/
van Soldt59223/
van Scholl5637/

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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 Zaal
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