van Schoor Surname
Approximately 2,727 people bear this surname
van Schoor Surname Definition:
“Soil Washed Ashore” in Dutch. Also from place name in Belgium.
van Schoor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,003 | 1:27,048 | 3,455 |
| Belgium | 400 | 1:28,742 | 4,619 |
| Netherlands | 95 | 1:177,760 | 25,545 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Namibia | 25 | 1:96,376 | 8,697 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
van Schoor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Soil Washed Ashore” in Dutch. Also from place name in Belgium.
van Schoor Demographics
Average van Schoor Salary in
South Africa
R 416,340
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Schoore | 95 | 16 | / |
| van Shoor | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Shore | 84 | 12 | / |
| van Scour | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Short | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Schuur | 80 | 59 | / |
| van Schaar | 80 | 23 | / |
| van Scheur | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Shaar | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Shure | 74 | 0 | / |
| von Sahr | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Suur | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Saur | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Sjeurt | 60 | 1 | / |
| Van-Saare | 53 | 2 | / |
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