van Thoor Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Thoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Thoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2861:59,04610,167
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
France71:9,488,960336,266
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Thoor Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Thoor is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 849,693rd most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of van Thoor are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Thoor is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 59,046. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 47 percent reside, North Brabant, where 27 percent reside and North Holland, where 9 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Toor941,374/
van Thor9446/
van Thorp890/
van Tor881/
van Thorre84117/
van Tour82106/
van Toer8272/
van-Toor824/
van Torr821/
van Torre78168/
Van-Thorre741/
von Tour715/
von Tarpp561/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Thoor
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