van Ross Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Ross Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Ross Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5161:104,99612,690
Australia621:435,41534,362
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States171:21,321,114641,998
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

van Ross Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van Ross Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname van Ross is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Ross? popularity and diffusion

van Ross is the 512,152nd most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 11,422,486 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of van Ross reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname van Ross is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 516 people, or 1 in 104,996. In South Africa van Ross is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 41 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent reside and Western Cape, where 21 percent reside. Not including South Africa van Ross is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

van Ross Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Ross has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Ross surname grew 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Ross Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Ross earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.62% less than the national average, earning R 202,896 per year and in United States they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $67,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Rosse94113/
van Ros9358/
van Roos88129/
van Rose883/
von Ross882/
van Rass881/
van Ro8648/
van Roost82320/
van Roose82108/
van Rouse821/
van Roy804,870/
van Ras80285/
van Roo80132/
van Rox806/
van Rot801/
van Roi801/
van Rooy756,951/
van Roij75709/
van Rood7562/
von Rost7511/
Van-Roos758/
van Root752/
van Rotz752/
van Rooj751/
von Roos751/
von Russ751/
van Reus751/
van Roth751/
van Roox751/
Van-Rose751/
von Rohs750/
van Rooij716,640/
van Roodt7199/
Van-Roose7111/
von Reuss714/
van Rooie711/
van Raust711/
von Roy6715/
van Rooije674/
Van-Roy674/
von Roo674/
von Rus671/

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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 Ross
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