von Below Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Switzerland

von Below Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Below Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England31:18,572,686338,250
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

von Below Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Below occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name von Below? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,286,243rd most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of von Below reside; 40 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

von Below is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 773,967. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 31 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and North West, where 14 percent live. Other than South Africa von Below is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

von Below Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of von Below has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the von Below surname grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

von Below Last Name Statistics demography

von Below earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.09% more than the national average, earning R 275,868 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
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  • 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 von Below
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