van Zijp Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Zijp Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of Zijpe, in North Holland.

“Tote rien se torne en declin; Tot chiet, tot muert, tot vait a fin; Horn muert, fer use, fust porrist, Tur font, mur chiet, rose flaistrit; Clieval tresbuche, drap viesist, Tot ovre fet od mainz perist.

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van Zijp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4901:34,4645,768
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van Zijp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of Zijpe, in North Holland.

“Tote rien se torne en declin; Tot chiet, tot muert, tot vait a fin; Horn muert, fer use, fust porrist, Tur font, mur chiet, rose flaistrit; Clieval tresbuche, drap viesist, Tot ovre fet od mainz perist.”

Roman de Rou.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Zijp Last Name Facts

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

van Zijp is found most in The Netherlands. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of van Zijp.

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

This surname is the 617,057th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Zijp are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Zijp is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 34,464. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 53 percent reside, North Holland, where 20 percent reside and North Brabant, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Zijpe943/
van Sijp8842/
van Zijt881/
van Zijst82102/
van Gijs7542/
van Geijt7144/
van Geit63284/
van Giee631/
von Geijer5646/
van Gee53111/
van Geet50297/
van Geer5068/
van Gese503/

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