van Roy Surname

97,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Roy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Roy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,8731:2,968284
Netherlands5121:32,9835,495
Australia1661:162,62516,859
France1571:423,07561,574
United States931:3,897,408212,857
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

van Roy Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Roy occurs most in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 97,455th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,496,416 people. van Roy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of van Roy live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Roy is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 3,873 people, or 1 in 2,968. In Belgium van Roy is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Belgium van Roy exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

van Roy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Roy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 715 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Roy Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Roy earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 99.36% more than the national average, earning R 473,748 per year and in United States they earn 98.97% more than the national average, earning $85,852 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Rooy936,951/
van Roey931,441/
van Roye93213/
van Ry92141/
van Ro9248/
van Rooye8837/
van Roeye882/
van Roo86132/
van Rey86118/
van Ryt8677/
van Ros8658/
van Ray8632/
van Rys8628/
van Rye8624/
von Roy8615/
van Roe8610/
Van-Roy864/
van Roi861/
van Rot861/
van Rooyes821/
van Raay80954/
van Roij80709/
van Ross80638/
van Roie80313/
van Roos80129/
van Rood8062/
Van-Rooy8015/
van Roje803/
van Rotz802/
van Root802/
van Rooj801/
van Raye801/
van Roth801/
von Rooy801/
van Ri771/
van Rooij756,640/
van Roost75320/
van Roodt7599/
van Reydt7513/
van Roeij755/
van Rooie751/
van Rooji751/
van Ree711,528/
van Rij711,378/
van Rie71589/
van Ras71285/
von Roo714/
van Rooije714/
van Ríe711/
van Rhe711/
van Rae711/
van Raj711/
van Ris711/
van Rees671,640/
von Rotz671,445/
van Rhee671,355/
van Rijt67817/
van Rijs67488/
van Rest67322/
van Reet67307/
van Reij67149/
van Raad6788/
von Roth6771/
van Raai6761/
van Rath6757/
van Reit6727/
van Raat6726/
van Reis6722/
van Reed6721/
van Raap6715/
van Rije6714/
van Raij6713/
von Rost6711/
Van-Roos678/
van Risp678/
van Raaj675/
von Ross672/
van Raht672/
van Rech672/
Van-Raay672/
van Rass671/
von Rohe671/
von Roos671/
von Roue671/
van Rich671/
van Reus671/
van Rait671/
van Reep671/
van Reer671/
van Reid671/
van Read670/
von Rohs670/
van Rett670/

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