van Boom Surname

480,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Boom Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'at the tree'. It is derived from the word boom, meaning 'tree'.

van Boom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3421:158,41417,833
Netherlands1751:96,49815,750
Belgium901:127,74018,560
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England31:18,572,686338,250
Namibia31:803,13415,170
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Boom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'at the tree'. It is derived from the word boom, meaning 'tree'.

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van Boom Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Boom is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

van Boom is the 480,002nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. van Boom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of van Boom reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 158,414. In South Africa van Boom is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 83 percent reside, Gauteng, where 8 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Barring South Africa van Boom occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside and Belgium, where 13 percent reside.

van Boom Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Boom earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning R 219,288 per year and in Canada they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $48,098 CAD per year.

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