van der Roost Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van der Roost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Roost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium811:141,93420,189
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van der Roost Last Name Facts

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

van der Roost is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van der Roost click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Roost? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of van der Roost are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

van der Roost is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 141,934. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 der Roost
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