Vantyn Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Vantyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vantyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Vantyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vantyn has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vantyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vantyn is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Vantyn reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Vantyn is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Vantyn is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Vantyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vantyn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vantyn last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanthyn923/
Vantin83517/
Fantyn834/
Vanten834/
Vanthn832/
Vantén832/
Vantym830/
Vanting77105/
Vantien7722/
Vantuin7710/
Vantina7710/
Vantent775/
Vanthen775/
Vantten773/
Vantoen772/
Vantuen772/
Vantijn772/
Vanthin771/
Vanteen771/
Vaintin771/
Fantyna771/
Fantn732/
Bantn731/
Vasentin718/
Vanthien713/
Vanthoen713/
Vacentin711/
Vanthuen711/
Vanthenn710/
Fantin6712,415/
Bantin671,098/
Wanten67680/
Banten67446/
Fontyn67440/
Wantin67112/
Vantim6740/
Vonten6719/
Vontin6718/
Fantín674/
Fanten673/
Bantne672/
Vantinova671/
Vantem671/
Wantne671/
Bontyn671/
Phantn671/
Banthn670/

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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 Vantyn
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