van Troost Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Troost Surname User-submission:

A Dutch surname formed from the components: van = from; troost = comfort. Thus it means: from comfort.

van Troost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3001:56,2919,664
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Troost Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch surname formed from the components: van = from; troost = comfort. Thus it means: from comfort.

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van Troost Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Troost is most common in The Netherlands. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 777,192nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Troost are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 56,291. In The Netherlands van Troost is most common in: Zeeland, where 29 percent live, South Holland, where 24 percent live and North Holland, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands van Troost occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

van Troost Last Name Statistics demography

van Troost earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning $46,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Troos9556/
van Troys84173/
van Throo8419/
van Trois841/
van Tro821/
van T'Rood801/
van Troy7852/
van Troi781/
von Trott7437/
Van-Troys742/
van Tratt740/
van Tra713/
van Traa6757/
van Traatte671/
Von-Trott633/
von Traut630/
von Trapp5384/

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