van Toor Surname

280,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Toor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Toor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2561:13,4451,972
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Sweden101:984,67673,605
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Toor Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Toor is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 280,928th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,303,891 people. van Toor is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Toor live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,256 people, or 1 in 13,445. In The Netherlands van Toor is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 40 percent reside, Gelderland, where 19 percent reside and Utrecht, where 10 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 2 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

van Toor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Toor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Toor surname rose 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Thoor94322/
van Tor931/
van Tour88106/
van Toer8872/
van Thor8846/
van-Toor884/
van Torr881/
van Torre82168/
van Thorp820/
van Thorre78117/
von Tour755/
Van-Thorre671/
von Tarpp591/

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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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  • 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 Toor
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