van Robays Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
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Meaning of this surname is 'from Roubaix', a town in northern France on the Franco-Belgian border. Robays is old Flemish Dutch for modern Dutch Robaaijs, meaning 'Roubaix', which is in French Flanders.
van Robays Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 180 | 1:63,870 | 10,268 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
van Robays Surname Meaning
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Meaning of this surname is 'from Roubaix', a town in northern France on the Franco-Belgian border. Robays is old Flemish Dutch for modern Dutch Robaaijs, meaning 'Roubaix', which is in French Flanders.
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Where Does The Last Name van Robays Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Robays is most common in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Robays.
How Common Is The Last Name van Robays? popularity and diffusion
van Robays is the 1,244,200th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Robays reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
van Robays is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 63,870. In Belgium van Robays is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 3 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Belgium this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Robais | 90 | 71 | / |
| Van-Robays | 90 | 10 | / |
| van Roboys | 90 | 4 | / |
| van Rompay | 80 | 604 | / |
| Van-Robais | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Ronpay | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Robe | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Rovy | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Rompaye | 76 | 96 | / |
| van Rompa | 74 | 62 | / |
| van Rabea | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Rompuy | 70 | 555 | / |
| van Romphey | 67 | 30 | / |
| van Rompaij | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Rampaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Rauber | 60 | 1 | / |
| van Rompuij | 57 | 1 | / |
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