van Orsouw Surname

332,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Orsouw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Orsouw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9791:17,2492,679
Australia861:313,90427,145
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
England101:5,571,806158,774
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van Orsouw Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Orsouw is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 332,050th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,541,783 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of van Orsouw reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Orsouw is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 979 people, or 1 in 17,249. In The Netherlands van Orsouw is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 76 percent reside, Gelderland, where 11 percent reside and South Holland, where 4 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Oorsouw95284/
van Oirsouw9577/
van Orsow9526/
Vanorsouw9517/
van Oursouw9516/
van Orschouw911/
Vanoursouw908/
Van-Orsouw905/
Vanoirsouw901/
Vanorsow8975/
Van-Orsow842/
von Russow701/
Vonrussow633/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Orsouw
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