van Ras Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Ras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Ras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1981:85,28914,176
Australia731:369,80430,692
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

van Ras Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Ras is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 926,175th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of van Ras live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 85,289. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 83 percent live, North Holland, where 10 percent live and Limburg, where 5 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands van Ras occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Rass931/
van Raust881/
van Ros8658/
van Ray8632/
van Raj861/
van Raay80954/
van Ross80638/
van Roos80129/
van Raad8088/
van Raai8061/
van Rath8057/
van Raat8026/
van Reis8022/
van Raap8015/
van Raij8013/
van Raaj805/
van Rose803/
van Raht802/
van Reus801/
van Rait801/
van Read800/
van Ro7748/
van Raaij751,428/
van Roost75320/
van Rosse75113/
van Roose75108/
van Raath7515/
van Rouse751/
von Raits751/
van Roy714,870/
van Roo71132/
van Rey71118/
van Rox716/
von Rad713/
von Rausch712/
van Rot711/
van Roi711/
van Rooy676,951/
van Roij67709/
van Reij67149/
von Reis67105/
van Rood6762/
van Reit6727/
von Rath6713/
von Rost6711/
Van-Roos678/
von Raht675/
von Rhau673/
von Ross672/
van Root672/
van Rotz672/
Van-Raay672/
von Roos671/
van Roox671/
van Rooj671/
Van-Rose671/
van Reid671/
van Roth671/
von Rohs670/

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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 Ras
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