van Geert Surname
Approximately 704 people bear this surname
van Geert Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 671 | 1:17,134 | 2,629 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
van Geert Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Geert Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Geert has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Geert? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 475,239th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,351,628 people. The last name van Geert is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Geert are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 671 people, or 1 in 17,134. In Belgium van Geert is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent live, Walloon Region, where 3 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Belgium it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Eert | 94 | 221 | / |
| van Geer | 94 | 68 | / |
| van Gert | 94 | 1 | / |
| van Eerdt | 89 | 151 | / |
| van Geirt | 89 | 81 | / |
| van Ghert | 89 | 17 | / |
| van Ert | 88 | 182 | / |
| van Ger | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Heerdt | 84 | 139 | / |
| van Eerd | 82 | 610 | / |
| van Hert | 82 | 8 | / |
| van Gerd | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Eart | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Heerd | 78 | 64 | / |
| van Herdt | 78 | 1 | / |
| Van-Geirt | 78 | 1 | / |
| Van-Eerdt | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Erd | 75 | 6 | / |
| Van-Ert | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Geijer | 74 | 46 | / |
| von Gehr | 71 | 23 | / |
| von Geyr | 71 | 8 | / |
| van Herd | 71 | 6 | / |
| von Gerds | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Sehir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Von-Gehr | 59 | 4 | / |
| von Gredd | 56 | 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 Geert
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