van Boo Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

van Boo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Boo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156

van Boo Last Name Facts

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

van Boo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Boo? popularity and diffusion

van Boo is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of van Boo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside.

van Boo Last Name Statistics demography

van Boo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.26% less than the national average, earning R 172,860 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Booy932/
van Bo9249/
van Boost8819/
van Bos86237/
van Voo863/
van Boi861/
van Bost80156/
van Boyd8028/
van Both807/
van Wood801/
van Bodd801/
van Vo77197/
van Ba775/
van Bosch751,190/
van Bui71157/
van Vos7111/
van Woy7110/
van But714/
van Voy713/
van Wou712/
van Vooijs711/
van Bau711/
von Boa711/
van Wout6781/
von Boch6730/
von Both6714/
Van-Boyd6711/
van Bach6711/
van Baas676/
van Buys675/
van Bush673/
van Vuot671/
van Buis671/
von Boht671/
Van-Bost671/
van Bass671/
van Vost670/

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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 van Boo
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