van Rossum Surname

66,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Rossum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Rossum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6,2331:2,709197
Belgium3411:33,7145,480
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Australia1611:167,67517,258
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Canada1031:357,72432,292
England741:752,94741,527
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
France161:4,151,420237,746
Guyana141:54,4444,775
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

van Rossum Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Rossum is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 66,732nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 976,098 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of van Rossum live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Rossum is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 6,233 people, or 1 in 2,709. In The Netherlands van Rossum is primarily found in: South Holland, where 21 percent live, Utrecht, where 19 percent live and Gelderland, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands van Rossum occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

van Rossum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Rossum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Rossum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Rossum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.31% more than the national average, earning R 409,464 per year; in United States they earn 84.88% more than the national average, earning $79,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $53,489 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Roussum952/
van Rosum952/
van Rossume951/
van Rosssum951/
van Rossom90184/
von Rossum9020/
van Roshum9018/
Van-Rossum9016/
van Rossun908/
van Russum903/
van Roßum8412/
van Rosom841/
van Rosson802/

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Footnotes

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