van Kooy Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

van Kooy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Kooy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2681:63,01210,837
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
France31:22,140,907385,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van Kooy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van Kooy Come From? nationality or country of origin

van Kooy is most common in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Kooy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 772,238th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. van Kooy is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of van Kooy are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 63,012. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 34 percent live, Gelderland, where 17 percent live and Utrecht, where 17 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Luxembourg, where 5 percent live.

van Kooy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Kooy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Kooy last name grew 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Kooy Last Name Statistics demography

van Kooy earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning $59,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Koot88418/
van Ky8614/
van Kooij82669/
van Kot804/
van Kay804/
van Key803/
van Kos801/
van Kopp7513/
van Khoi756/
van Khoa753/
van Khoe751/
van Keys751/
van Kaay751/
van Cooth7113/
van Co716/
van Ku714/
van Ka711/
van Khuya711/
van Kas6715/
van Kut6713/
van Kha679/
van Quy678/
van Kee678/
Van-Kho675/
Van-Kuy675/
van Kus671/
van Khu671/
van Kaa671/
van Cay671/
van Coe671/
van Kit671/
van Kaj671/
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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
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  • 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 Kooy
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