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
The last name van Geloof occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Geloof? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,558,593rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name van Geloof is primarily found 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 widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 128,910. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 78 percent live, South Holland, where 15 percent live and North Holland, where 5 percent live. Beside The Netherlands van Geloof occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
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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