van Rooyen Surname
Approximately 57,085 people bear this surname
van Rooyen Surname Definition:
“Clearing in a forest” - cf. “Roden” in German: “Rhodes” in English. See also Rademeyer.
van Rooyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 52,197 | 1:1,038 | 95 |
| Netherlands | 1,307 | 1:12,921 | 1,879 |
| Australia | 845 | 1:31,948 | 4,245 |
| Namibia | 601 | 1:4,009 | 733 |
| England | 559 | 1:99,675 | 10,532 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| New Zealand | 245 | 1:18,483 | 3,240 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Canada | 202 | 1:182,404 | 18,127 |
| United States | 172 | 1:2,107,319 | 133,796 |
| Mozambique | 49 | 1:556,359 | 1,404 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:21,456 | 3,601 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
The alternate forms: van Rooyën (1) are calculated separately.
van Rooyen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Clearing in a forest” - cf. “Roden” in German: “Rhodes” in English. See also Rademeyer.
van Rooyen Demographics
Average van Rooyen Salary in
United States
$62,464 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Rooyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Rooyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Rooyen is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: van Rooyën. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Rooyen? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Rooyen is the 9,866th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 127,661 people. The surname van Rooyen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of van Rooyen are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname van Rooyen is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 52,197 people, or 1 in 1,038. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 26 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
van Rooyen Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Rooyen earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41.02% more than the national average, earning R 335,112 per year; in United States they earn 44.76% more than the national average, earning $62,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $56,732 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Rooyën | 97 | 1 | / |
| van Royen | 95 | 1,228 | / |
| van Rooyn | 95 | 15 | / |
| van Rooiyen | 95 | 15 | / |
| van Rooyene | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Roouyen | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Rooeyen | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Roeyen | 90 | 462 | / |
| Van-Rooyen | 90 | 51 | / |
| van Rooien | 90 | 25 | / |
| van Rooyan | 90 | 15 | / |
| van Roojen | 90 | 10 | / |
| von Rooyen | 90 | 4 | / |
| van Rooyne | 90 | 3 | / |
| van Roouen | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Rooeyn | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Rooyem | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Royeen | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Ryen | 89 | 22 | / |
| van Rooyenova | 87 | 1 | / |
| van Rooijen | 86 | 6,156 | / |
| van Reyen | 84 | 26 | / |
| von Royen | 84 | 12 | / |
| van Rayen | 84 | 7 | / |
| Van-Royen | 84 | 3 | / |
| van Roien | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Roggen | 80 | 63 | / |
| van Reysen | 80 | 55 | / |
| van Raysen | 80 | 8 | / |
| van Royion | 80 | 2 | / |
| Van-Roojen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Reen | 78 | 232 | / |
| van Rein | 78 | 189 | / |
| van Reyn | 78 | 76 | / |
| van Rayn | 78 | 2 | / |
| van Rooijan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Van-Rooijen | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Rijen | 74 | 763 | / |
| van Reijn | 74 | 236 | / |
| van Rayne | 74 | 108 | / |
| van Reine | 74 | 53 | / |
| von Roenn | 74 | 39 | / |
| van Rhein | 74 | 25 | / |
| van Rheen | 74 | 25 | / |
| von Rouen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Reuen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Ruiten | 70 | 1,123 | / |
| van Reisen | 70 | 210 | / |
| van Reusen | 70 | 13 | / |
| Van-Roggen | 70 | 2 | / |
| Van-Reysen | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Rijn | 67 | 10,288 | / |
| van Reijsen | 67 | 195 | / |
| von Rein | 67 | 40 | / |
| von Reyn | 67 | 37 | / |
| van Ruissen | 67 | 20 | / |
| van Raym | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Roun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Van-Rein | 67 | 1 | / |
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