van Rood Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Rood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Rood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

van Rood Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Rood is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

van Rood is the 2,436,415th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname van Rood is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of van Rood live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 402,076. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 52 percent live, North Brabant, where 31 percent live and Utrecht, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Roodt9499/
van Roo93132/
van Rooy886,951/
van Roos88129/
van Root882/
van Rooj881/
van Ro8648/
van Rooij826,640/
van Roost82320/
Van-Roodt821/
van Rooie821/
van Roy804,870/
van Ros8058/
von Roo804/
van Rot801/
van Roi801/
van Rooije784/
van Roij75709/
van Ross75638/
van Raad7588/
Van-Rooy7515/
Van-Roos758/
van Rotz752/
von Rooy751/
van Roth751/
von Roos751/
van Roste7129/
von Rooij711/
van Ras67285/
van Rut6717/
von Roy6715/
Van-Roy674/
von Rad673/

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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 Rood
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