van Merode Surname
Approximately 472 people bear this surname
van Merode Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 401 | 1:42,113 | 7,138 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van Merode Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Merode Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Merode is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Merode? popularity and diffusion
It is the 642,991st most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The last name van Merode is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Merode reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name van Merode is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 401 people, or 1 in 42,113. In The Netherlands van Merode is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 63 percent live, South Holland, where 9 percent live and Friesland, where 6 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands van Merode exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 13 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van-Merode | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Merdt | 84 | 11 | / |
| van Mert | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Mard | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Emmerid | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Miert | 74 | 557 | / |
| van Meert | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Hemert | 70 | 2,945 | / |
| Vanemmerid | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Hamert | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vanmeert | 67 | 156 | / |
| van Heemert | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vanmiert | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vanimereddy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vanmoord | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Hemeert | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Mart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhnmurde | 67 | 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 Merode
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