van Rooij Surname
Approximately 6,640 people bear this surname
van Rooij Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 6,321 | 1:2,672 | 194 |
| Belgium | 116 | 1:99,109 | 15,136 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
van Rooij Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Rooij Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Rooij is found most in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Rooij? popularity and diffusion
van Rooij is the 74,078th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,097,522 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Rooij reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6,321 people, or 1 in 2,672. In The Netherlands van Rooij is most common in: North Brabant, where 61 percent are found, South Holland, where 9 percent are found and Gelderland, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands van Rooij exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Rooije | 95 | 4 | / |
| van Rooi | 94 | 6,604 | / |
| van Roij | 94 | 709 | / |
| van Rooj | 94 | 1 | / |
| van Rooijer | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Roeij | 89 | 5 | / |
| van Rooie | 89 | 1 | / |
| von Rooij | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Rooji | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Rij | 88 | 1,378 | / |
| van Roo | 88 | 132 | / |
| van Roi | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Rooy | 82 | 6,951 | / |
| van Rijt | 82 | 817 | / |
| van Rijs | 82 | 488 | / |
| van Roie | 82 | 313 | / |
| van Reij | 82 | 149 | / |
| van Roos | 82 | 129 | / |
| van Rood | 82 | 62 | / |
| van Rije | 82 | 14 | / |
| van Raij | 82 | 13 | / |
| van Roje | 82 | 3 | / |
| van Root | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Roox | 82 | 1 | / |
| Van-Rooi | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Ro | 80 | 48 | / |
| van Ri | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Raaij | 78 | 1,428 | / |
| van Roost | 78 | 320 | / |
| van Roodt | 78 | 99 | / |
| van Rijst | 78 | 37 | / |
| van Rooye | 78 | 37 | / |
| van Roy | 75 | 4,870 | / |
| van Rie | 75 | 589 | / |
| van Ros | 75 | 58 | / |
| van Roe | 75 | 10 | / |
| van Rox | 75 | 6 | / |
| von Roo | 75 | 4 | / |
| van Ris | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Raj | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Rot | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Rooyes | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Roey | 71 | 1,441 | / |
| van Ross | 71 | 638 | / |
| van Roye | 71 | 213 | / |
| van Raai | 71 | 61 | / |
| van Reit | 71 | 27 | / |
| van Reis | 71 | 22 | / |
| Van-Rooy | 71 | 15 | / |
| van Risp | 71 | 8 | / |
| Van-Roos | 71 | 8 | / |
| van Roer | 71 | 6 | / |
| van Raaj | 71 | 5 | / |
| van Rotz | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Roth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Von-Rooi | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Rooy | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Rait | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Reid | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Roos | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Rich | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Roay | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Roest | 67 | 382 | / |
| van Ry | 67 | 141 | / |
| van Roeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Reich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Van-Roodt | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Reith | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Raaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ritch | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Rooij
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