van Geersom Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
van Geersom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van Geersom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Geersom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Geersom occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Geersom? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of van Geersom reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Geersom is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 359,270. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Belgium van Geersom occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Geersaem | 87 | 16 | / |
| van Gierson | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Gercum | 76 | 22 | / |
| van Eck-Wiersma | 69 | 1 | / |
| van Gercen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangarasamy | 64 | 5 | / |
| Vangriesheim | 61 | 4 | / |
| von Griesheim | 58 | 9 | / |
| Viana Quaresma | 56 | 6 | / |
| Vanakarasam | 55 | 69 | / |
| Venkersammy | 55 | 48 | / |
| Vanakarasim | 55 | 12 | / |
| Vanakarasami | 52 | 1 | / |
| Fingarsom | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Geersom
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis