von der Au Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

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

von der Au Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von der Au Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

von der Au Last Name Facts

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

The last name von der Au is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name von der Au? popularity and diffusion

von der Au is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of von der Au are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 71 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent reside. Apart from South Africa von der Au exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

von der Au Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of von der Au has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the von der Au last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

von der Au Last Name Statistics demography

von der Au earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.79% more than the national average, earning R 405,852 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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  • 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 der Au
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