van Looij Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Looij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Looij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2681:63,01210,837
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Looij Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Looij is found most in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of van Looij.

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

The surname is the 881,213th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. van Looij occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Looij live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Looij is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 63,012. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 32 percent reside, North Brabant, where 21 percent reside and South Holland, where 15 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Loij9426/
van Looi9413/
van Loeij8910/
van Loo886,829/
van Loi8810/
van Looy824,158/
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van Leij821/
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van Luijt78145/
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van Loy75684/
van Lit75579/
van Lis75111/
van Loh75100/
van Loe7546/
Van-Loo7530/
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van Loc753/
van Loa751/
van Lohuis741/
van Lith712,940/
van Luit71305/
van Loey71168/
van Lowe7131/
Van-Looy716/
van Loye713/
van Luiz713/
van Lich713/
van Liss711/
van Lipp711/
van Lidt711/
van Luis711/
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van Hlei711/
van List711/
von Loop711/
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van Loue710/
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van Le67407/
van Lidth6790/
van La6712/
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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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  • 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 Looij
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