van Rooy Surname
Approximately 6,951 people bear this surname
van Rooy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,380 | 1:16,029 | 2,028 |
| Netherlands | 1,685 | 1:10,022 | 1,332 |
| Belgium | 1,237 | 1:9,294 | 1,322 |
| Australia | 291 | 1:92,769 | 10,602 |
| United States | 118 | 1:3,071,686 | 178,560 |
| Canada | 97 | 1:379,851 | 33,859 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
van Rooy Demographics
Average van Rooy Salary in
United States
$92,767 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Rooy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Rooy Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Rooy is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Rooy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 71,081st most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,048,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of van Rooy live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,380 people, or 1 in 16,029. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 57 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 24 percent are found and Belgium, where 18 percent are found.
van Rooy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of van Rooy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Rooy last name rose 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
van Rooy Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Rooy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning R 238,140 per year; in United States they earn 114.99% more than the national average, earning $92,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $50,551 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Rooye | 94 | 37 | / |
| van Roy | 93 | 4,870 | / |
| van Roo | 93 | 132 | / |
| van Rooyes | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Roey | 88 | 1,441 | / |
| van Roye | 88 | 213 | / |
| van Roos | 88 | 129 | / |
| van Rood | 88 | 62 | / |
| Van-Rooy | 88 | 15 | / |
| van Root | 88 | 2 | / |
| von Rooy | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Rooj | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Ry | 86 | 141 | / |
| van Ro | 86 | 48 | / |
| van Rooij | 82 | 6,640 | / |
| van Roost | 82 | 320 | / |
| van Roodt | 82 | 99 | / |
| van Roeye | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Rooie | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Rooji | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Rey | 80 | 118 | / |
| van Ryt | 80 | 77 | / |
| van Ros | 80 | 58 | / |
| van Ray | 80 | 32 | / |
| van Rys | 80 | 28 | / |
| van Rye | 80 | 24 | / |
| von Roy | 80 | 15 | / |
| van Roe | 80 | 10 | / |
| von Roo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Van-Roy | 80 | 4 | / |
| van Roi | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Rot | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Rooije | 78 | 4 | / |
| van Raay | 75 | 954 | / |
| van Roij | 75 | 709 | / |
| van Ross | 75 | 638 | / |
| van Roie | 75 | 313 | / |
| Van-Roos | 75 | 8 | / |
| van Roje | 75 | 3 | / |
| van Rotz | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Roth | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Raye | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Roos | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Reydt | 71 | 13 | / |
| van Roeij | 71 | 5 | / |
| Van-Roodt | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Rooij | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Ri | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Ree | 67 | 1,528 | / |
| van Rij | 67 | 1,378 | / |
| van Rie | 67 | 589 | / |
| van Ras | 67 | 285 | / |
| van Rut | 67 | 17 | / |
| van Ríe | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ris | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Rae | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Rhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Raj | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Rooy
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis