van Zijl Surname
Approximately 4,471 people bear this surname
van Zijl Surname Definition:
“Of the Lock” (Canal) in Frisian. Compare Van der Sluis.
van Zijl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,656 | 1:6,358 | 709 |
| South Africa | 1,544 | 1:35,089 | 4,496 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Namibia | 17 | 1:141,729 | 9,461 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
van Zijl Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Of the Lock” (Canal) in Frisian. Compare Van der Sluis.
van Zijl Demographics
Average Male van Zijl Height
178.93 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
van Zijl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Zijl Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Zijl is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Zijl? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 104,860th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,629,959 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of van Zijl reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,656 people, or 1 in 6,358. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 31 percent are found, Utrecht, where 21 percent are found and North Holland, where 18 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
van Zijl Last Name Statistics demography
van Zijl earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.26% more than the national average, earning R 433,128 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Zeijl | 94 | 671 | / |
| van Zijll | 94 | 172 | / |
| van Zijyl | 94 | 1 | / |
| van Zuijl | 94 | 1 | / |
| van Sijl | 88 | 58 | / |
| von Zijl | 88 | 15 | / |
| van Sijll | 82 | 77 | / |
| van Geijl | 82 | 11 | / |
| van Gijel | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Gijsel | 78 | 473 | / |
| van Gijzel | 78 | 150 | / |
| van Gijssel | 74 | 270 | / |
| van Gisel | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Geyzel | 67 | 67 | / |
| van Giesel | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Geel | 63 | 4,164 | / |
| van Geele | 59 | 25 | / |
| van Gesel | 59 | 0 | / |
| van Geysel | 56 | 23 | / |
| Van-Geel | 50 | 3 | / |
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