vander Merwe Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

vander Merwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

vander Merwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

vander Merwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name vander Merwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

vander Merwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of vander Merwe.

How Common Is The Last Name vander Merwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of vander Merwe live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa vander Merwe is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 44 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 30 percent are found and Western Cape, where 19 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

vander Merwe Last Name Statistics demography

vander Merwe earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24% more than the national average, earning R 294,672 per year.

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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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  • 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 vander Merwe
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