La Rooy Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
New Zealand

La Rooy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Rooy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

La Rooy Last Name Facts

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

The surname La Rooy is most common in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of La Rooy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name La Rooy? popularity and diffusion

La Rooy is the 2,394,033rd most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. La Rooy is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of La Rooy live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname La Rooy is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 544,748. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 52 percent are found, North Holland, where 32 percent are found and Flevoland, where 16 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 28 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Roy9269/
La Roye862/
La Roya861/
La Rojo861/
La Rooij8037/
La Roost801/
Le Roy7715,696/
La Roi77105/
La Roa7749/
La Roe7726/
La Rou7720/
La Ray7719/
La Rio777/
La Roz776/
La Rey775/
La Ros774/
La-Roy774/
La Rowe7124/
La Roux7124/
La Roue717/
La Ross714/
La Roia714/
Le Roye714/
La Raya714/
La Roch712/
La Rosh712/
La Roit712/
Le Roos712/
La Roij711/
Le Rouy711/
La Rous711/
La Roja711/
La Raio711/
Le Royd710/
Le Royet6713/
La Rioja6710/
La Ra673/
La Ru673/
La Re672/
Le Ry671/
Le Ro671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to La Rooy
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