van Roij Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Roij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Roij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6511:25,9404,226
Belgium461:249,92730,800
France31:22,140,907385,998
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

van Roij Last Name Facts

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

van Roij is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 472,684th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. van Roij is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Roij reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 651 people, or 1 in 25,940. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 51 percent are found, Limburg, where 34 percent are found and Gelderland, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands van Roij is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 6 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Rooij946,640/
van Roeij945/
van Rij931,378/
van Roi931/
van Rooije894/
van Rijt88817/
van Rijs88488/
van Roie88313/
van Reij88149/
van Rije8814/
van Raij8813/
van Roje883/
van Rooj881/
van Ro8648/
van Ri861/
van Raaij821,428/
van Rijst8237/
von Rooij821/
van Rooji821/
van Rooie821/
van Roy804,870/
van Rie80589/
van Roo80132/
van Ros8058/
van Roe8010/
van Rox806/
van Ris801/
van Rot801/
van Raj801/
van Rooy756,951/
van Roey751,441/
van Ross75638/
van Roye75213/
van Roos75129/
van Rood7562/
van Raai7561/
van Reit7527/
van Reis7522/
van Risp758/
van Raaj755/
van Rotz752/
van Root752/
van Roth751/
van Reid751/
van Rait751/
van Roox751/
van Rich751/
van Roost71320/
van Ry71141/
van Roodt7199/
van Rooye7137/
van Roeye712/
van Reich712/
van Raaji711/
van Ritch711/
van Reith711/
van Ree671,528/
van Ras67285/
van Rey67118/
van Ryt6777/
van Ray6732/
van Rys6728/
van Rye6724/
von Roy6715/
Van-Roy674/
von Roo674/
Van-Rie672/
van Rae671/
Van-Ric671/
van Rhe671/
van Ríe671/
van Rooyes671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Roij
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