van Zeyl Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Zeyl Surname User-submission:

A Dutch surname for someone who lived on the River Zeyl.

van Zeyl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
Australia521:519,14839,018
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
United States291:12,498,584473,286
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
France101:6,642,272293,169
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van Zeyl Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch surname for someone who lived on the River Zeyl.

- tysseract

van Zeyl Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Zeyl has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 1,052,587th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of van Zeyl reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Zeyl is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 174,095. In The Netherlands van Zeyl is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 59 percent live, Limburg, where 12 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

van Zeyl Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Zeyl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.27% more than the national average, earning R 485,412 per year; in United States they earn 149.92% more than the national average, earning $107,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.79% more than the national average, earning $69,450 CAD per year.

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