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 found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Thoor.

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

The last name is the 849,693rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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.

van Thoor is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 59,046. In The Netherlands van Thoor is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 47 percent live, North Brabant, where 27 percent live and North Holland, where 9 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

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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