van Ours Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Ours Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Ours Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

van Ours Last Name Facts

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

van Ours occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname van Ours is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Ours reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 675,487. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 64 percent are found, North Holland, where 20 percent are found and Groningen, where 16 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Oers882,944/
van Horst8233/
van Hurst820/
van Aarst71111/
van Heers7137/
von Hurst7112/
von Horst714/
Van-Horst711/
van Haarst67216/
van Arx671/
von Eggers5635/
von Arx534,246/

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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 Ours
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