van Ro Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Ro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Ro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Ro Last Name Facts

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

van Ro occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name van Ro is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Ro reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 261,287. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Brussels Capital Region, where 52 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 45 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and China, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Roy924,870/
van Roo92132/
van Ros9258/
van Rot921/
van Roi921/
van Rooy866,951/
van Roij86709/
van Ross86638/
van Roos86129/
van Rood8662/
van Root862/
van Rotz862/
van Rooj861/
van Roth861/
van Rooij806,640/
van Roost80320/
van Roodt8099/
van Rooie801/
van Ras77285/
von Roy7715/
von Roo774/
Van-Roy774/
van Rooije754/
von Rotz711,445/
van Raad7188/
von Roth7171/
van Rath7157/
van Raat7126/
van Raap7115/
Van-Rooy7115/
von Rost7111/
Van-Roos718/
von Ross712/
van Raht712/
von Rooy711/
von Roos711/
van Rass711/
von Rohe711/
von Rohs710/
van Raath6715/
Van-Roodt671/
von Rooij671/
von Hroch671/
van Raust671/

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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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  • 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 Ro
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