van Rooye Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
van Rooye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Rooye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Rooye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Rooye occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Rooye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,228,735th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of van Rooye reside; 95 percent reside in Australasia and 95 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
This last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 771,306. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 69 percent are found, Queensland, where 17 percent are found and Tasmania, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Australia van Rooye is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Rooyes | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Rooy | 94 | 6,951 | / |
| van Roye | 94 | 213 | / |
| van Roeye | 89 | 2 | / |
| van Rooie | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Roy | 88 | 4,870 | / |
| van Rye | 88 | 24 | / |
| van Roe | 88 | 10 | / |
| van Rooije | 84 | 4 | / |
| van Roey | 82 | 1,441 | / |
| van Roie | 82 | 313 | / |
| Van-Rooy | 82 | 15 | / |
| van Roje | 82 | 3 | / |
| van Rooj | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Raye | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Roay | 82 | 1 | / |
| von Rooy | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Rooij | 78 | 6,640 | / |
| van Roeij | 78 | 5 | / |
| van Rooji | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Ree | 75 | 1,528 | / |
| van Rie | 75 | 589 | / |
| van Rey | 75 | 118 | / |
| van Ray | 75 | 32 | / |
| von Roy | 75 | 15 | / |
| Van-Roy | 75 | 4 | / |
| van Roi | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Rae | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Rhee | 71 | 1,355 | / |
| van Raay | 71 | 954 | / |
| van Roij | 71 | 709 | / |
| van Reij | 71 | 149 | / |
| van Reit | 71 | 27 | / |
| van Reis | 71 | 22 | / |
| van Rije | 71 | 14 | / |
| van Reid | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Reus | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Roue | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Read | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Reuth | 67 | 47 | / |
| van Rugge | 67 | 36 | / |
| van Reydt | 67 | 13 | / |
| van Reich | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Rooij | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Reith | 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 Rooye
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