van Soom Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
van Soom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 303 | 1:37,943 | 6,212 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
van Soom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Soom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Soom occurs most in Belgium. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Soom? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Soom is the 878,878th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Soom reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 37,943. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Belgium this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Som | 93 | 5 | / |
| van Zoom | 88 | 38 | / |
| van Soon | 88 | 2 | / |
| van Son | 80 | 3,247 | / |
| van Sam | 80 | 33 | / |
| van Com | 80 | 13 | / |
| van Zom | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Sooten | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Song | 75 | 2 | / |
| von Somm | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Suong | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Zomdt | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Seaum | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Schooten | 70 | 1,199 | / |
| van Zon | 67 | 3,163 | / |
| van San | 67 | 369 | / |
| van Cam | 67 | 81 | / |
| von Son | 67 | 19 | / |
| Van-Son | 67 | 12 | / |
| van Sen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Van-Sam | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Choong | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Geeson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Soom
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