van Schoor Surname

159,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,727 people bear this surname

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

van Schoor Surname Definition:

“Soil Washed Ashore” in Dutch. Also from place name in Belgium.

van Schoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0031:27,0483,455
Belgium4001:28,7424,619
Netherlands951:177,76025,545
United States581:6,249,292299,206
England301:1,857,26974,552
France261:2,554,720189,486
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

van Schoor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Soil Washed Ashore” in Dutch. Also from place name in Belgium.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Schoor Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Schoor is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 159,970th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,672,367 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of van Schoor reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,003 people, or 1 in 27,048. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 46 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

van Schoor Last Name Statistics demography

van Schoor earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.2% more than the national average, earning R 416,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Schoore9516/
van Shoor951/
van Shore8412/
van Scour841/
van Short841/
van Schuur8059/
van Schaar8023/
van Scheur802/
van Shaar741/
van Shure740/
von Sahr672/
van Suur671/
van Saur670/
van Sjeurt601/
Van-Saare532/

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