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 is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Soom? popularity and diffusion
van Soom is the 878,878th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 37,943. In Belgium van Soom is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Belgium this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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