van Geloof Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
van Geloof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 131 | 1:128,910 | 20,052 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
van Geloof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Geloof Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Geloof is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of van Geloof click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Geloof? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Geloof is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Geloof reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 128,910. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 78 percent reside, South Holland, where 15 percent reside and North Holland, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands van Geloof is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Gloof | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Geloff | 90 | 1 | / |
| Vanghelof | 84 | 35 | / |
| van Kelf | 78 | 22 | / |
| van Selow | 74 | 50 | / |
| Vanguelov | 74 | 17 | / |
| van Cloif | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Gilow | 74 | 0 | / |
| Vankelf | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vanglov | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vanguelova | 70 | 11 | / |
| von Egloff | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Gleffe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vangulov | 67 | 17 | / |
| van Clef | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vanglová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vangalov | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Clif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanglova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vengloff | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ghelvwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vancleof | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Cluf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Van-Selow | 63 | 4 | / |
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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 Geloof
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