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 surname van Geersom is most common in Belgium. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Geersom? popularity and diffusion
van Geersom is the 3,432,070th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Geersom live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 359,270. In Belgium van Geersom is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Belgium it is found 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