van Foreest Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
van Foreest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
van Foreest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Foreest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Foreest is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of van Foreest.
How Common Is The Last Name van Foreest? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,979,664th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name van Foreest is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Foreest are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 433,005. In The Netherlands van Foreest is primarily found in: North Holland, where 44 percent live, South Holland, where 28 percent live and Gelderland, where 13 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van-Foreest | 91 | 1 | / |
| van Vorheest | 87 | 0 | / |
| van Vorest | 86 | 0 | / |
| van Fore | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Vorhees | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Vores | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Voret | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Voorhees | 78 | 102 | / |
| van Fourie | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Vorhes | 76 | 0 | / |
| van Vore | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Vorhies | 73 | 0 | / |
| van Voorhes | 73 | 0 | / |
| van Vorhess | 73 | 0 | / |
| van Vorheas | 73 | 0 | / |
| van Vorheis | 73 | 0 | / |
| van Voore | 70 | 40 | / |
| van Voris | 70 | 39 | / |
| van Voorhies | 70 | 18 | / |
| van Voorheis | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Voorhess | 70 | 1 | / |
| Van-Voorhees | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Voire | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Vares | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Voorhist | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Vorhis | 67 | 21 | / |
| van Vooris | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Vhoris | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Voorhis | 64 | 311 | / |
| van Vorrhis | 64 | 1 | / |
| van Voohris | 64 | 1 | / |
| van Voorish | 64 | 0 | / |
| van Voorhiss | 61 | 0 | / |
| Van-Voris | 60 | 3 | / |
| von Vorys | 60 | 1 | / |
| van Varis | 60 | 0 | / |
| Van-Voorhis | 55 | 3 | / |
| von Farra | 50 | 14 | / |
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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 Foreest
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