van Rys Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Rys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Rys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

van Rys Last Name Facts

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

van Rys occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

van Rys is the 3,730,171st most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of van Rys are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

van Rys is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,093,955. In Canada van Rys is most numerous in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Besides Canada this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and The Netherlands, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Ry92141/
van Roy864,870/
van Rey86118/
van Ryt8677/
van Ray8632/
van Ris861/
van Rooy806,951/
van Rees801,640/
van Roey801,441/
van Raay80954/
van Rijs80488/
van Rest80322/
van Reis8022/
van Risp808/
van Reus801/
van Rios801/
van Ri771/
van Rijst7537/
van Reese7522/
van Reydt7513/
van Reest751/
van Ree711,528/
van Rij711,378/
van Rie71589/
van Reesch7183/
van Rijsse7122/
von Roy7115/
Van-Roy714/
van Ríe711/
van Rhe711/
van Raj711/
van Roi711/
van Rhee671,355/
van Rijt67817/
van Roij67709/
van Reet67307/
van Reij67149/
von Reis67105/
van Raai6761/
van Reit6727/
van Reed6721/
Van-Rooy6715/
van Rije6714/
van Raij6713/
Van-Rees676/
van Raaj675/
Van-Raay672/
van Rech672/
van Rich671/
van Rice671/
van Rooj671/
von Rooy671/
van Rait671/
van Reep671/
van Reer671/
van Reid671/
von Rios671/
van Read670/
van Rett670/

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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
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  • 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 Rys
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