van Raat Surname

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

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
New Zealand

van Raat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Raat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England11:55,718,059489,080

van Raat Last Name Facts

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

van Raat is found most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of van Raat reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 993,363. In The Netherlands van Raat is primarily found in: North Holland, where 100 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands van Raat is found in 2 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 31 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Raath9415/
van Raate940/
van Raatte891/
van Raay88954/
van Raad8888/
van Raai8861/
van Rath8857/
van Raap8815/
van Raaj885/
van Raht882/
van Rait881/
van Raaij821,428/
van Raust821/
van Raste820/
van Ras80285/
van Ray8032/
van Rot801/
van Raj801/
van Reit7527/
van Raij7513/
von Rath7513/
von Raht755/
Van-Raay752/
van Rotz752/
van Root752/
van Roth751/
van Rass751/
van Read750/
van Roost71320/
van Roodt7199/
van Ro7148/
van Reuth7147/
van Roste7129/
van Reydt7113/
von Raits711/
van Reith711/
van Roy674,870/
van Roo67132/
van Rey67118/
van Ros6758/
von Rad673/
van Roi671/

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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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  • 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 Raat
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