van Rooy Surname

71,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Rooy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Rooy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,3801:16,0292,028
Netherlands1,6851:10,0221,332
Belgium1,2371:9,2941,322
Australia2911:92,76910,602
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Canada971:379,85133,859
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
France121:5,535,227269,324
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Rooye9437/
van Roy934,870/
van Roo93132/
van Rooyes891/
van Roey881,441/
van Roye88213/
van Roos88129/
van Rood8862/
Van-Rooy8815/
van Root882/
von Rooy881/
van Rooj881/
van Ry86141/
van Ro8648/
van Rooij826,640/
van Roost82320/
van Roodt8299/
van Roeye822/
van Rooie821/
van Rooji821/
van Rey80118/
van Ryt8077/
van Ros8058/
van Ray8032/
van Rys8028/
van Rye8024/
von Roy8015/
van Roe8010/
von Roo804/
Van-Roy804/
van Roi801/
van Rot801/
van Rooije784/
van Raay75954/
van Roij75709/
van Ross75638/
van Roie75313/
Van-Roos758/
van Roje753/
van Rotz752/
van Roth751/
van Raye751/
von Roos751/
van Reydt7113/
van Roeij715/
Van-Roodt711/
von Rooij711/
van Ri711/
van Ree671,528/
van Rij671,378/
van Rie67589/
van Ras67285/
van Rut6717/
van Ríe671/
van Ris671/
van Rae671/
van Rhe671/
van Raj671/

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