Vanvyk Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Vanvyk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vanvyk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanvyk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vanvyk is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanvyk? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Vanvyk occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Vanvyk are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,032,558. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanwyk | 83 | 3,189 | / |
| Vanvik | 83 | 223 | / |
| Vanwyck | 77 | 628 | / |
| Vanwyke | 77 | 63 | / |
| Vanvick | 77 | 45 | / |
| Vanbyke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vannwyk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vannvik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanwwyk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanwysk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanveek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanvyoc | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vanwycke | 71 | 17 | / |
| Vanvieck | 71 | 6 | / |
| Baynvykh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanbycke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanvik | 67 | 225 | / |
| Vanvig | 67 | 28 | / |
| Venvik | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vanbik | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vanbek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanvek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanwik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banvik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanvex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanwyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banwyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanwyc | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Vanvyk
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