van Roey Surname

270,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Roey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Roey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,3671:8,4101,175
France261:2,554,720189,486
United States111:32,950,812797,015
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England61:9,286,343223,652
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van Roey Last Name Facts

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

van Roey occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

van Roey is the 270,601st most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,057,284 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Roey are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 1,367 people, or 1 in 8,410. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent live, Walloon Region, where 3 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Belgium it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

van Roey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Roey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Roey last name rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Roey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Roey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 362.12% more than the national average, earning R 1,098,170 per year and in United States they earn 61.88% more than the national average, earning $69,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Roeye942/
van Roy934,870/
van Rey93118/
van Roe9310/
van Rooy886,951/
van Roie88313/
van Roye88213/
van Roer886/
van Roje883/
van Roei881/
van Roay881/
van Ry86141/
van Roest82382/
van Rooye8237/
van Reydt8213/
van Roeij825/
van Rooie821/
van Ree801,528/
van Rie80589/
van Roo80132/
van Ryt8077/
van Ray8032/
van Rys8028/
van Rye8024/
von Roy8015/
Van-Roy804/
van Roi801/
van Rhe801/
van Rae801/
van Ríe801/
van Rooije784/
van Rooyes781/
van Rooi756,604/
van Rees751,640/
van Rhee751,355/
van Raay75954/
van Roij75709/
van Rest75322/
van Reet75307/
van Reij75149/
van Raes7595/
van Reit7527/
van Reis7522/
van Reed7521/
Van-Rooy7515/
van Rije7514/
von Reay752/
van Rech752/
van Rooj751/
von Rohe751/
von Rooy751/
van Reid751/
van Reer751/
van Reep751/
van Reus751/
van Raye751/
von Roue751/
van Rett750/
van Read750/
van Rooijer741/
van Rooij716,640/
van Reeth711,774/
van Reuth7147/
van Rugge7136/
van Reedt7132/
van Reich712/
van Reith711/
van Reest711/
van Rooji711/
van Ri711/
van Rij671,378/
van Reesch6783/
van Rut6717/
Van-Ree678/
von Roo674/
von Ree673/
Van-Rie672/
van Raj671/
von Red671/
van Ris671/
von Reu670/

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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 Roey
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