van Wanrooij Surname

257,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wanrooij Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from Wanroij, a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant.

van Wanrooij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4891:11,3411,577
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Wanrooij Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from Wanroij, a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant.

- bharvell

van Wanrooij Last Name Facts

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

van Wanrooij is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 257,677th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,769,336 people. The surname van Wanrooij occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Wanrooij live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,489 people, or 1 in 11,341. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 72 percent live, South Holland, where 6 percent live and North Holland, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Wanroij96136/
van Wanrooi965/
van Waanrooij961/
van Wamrooij921/
van Wanroois921/
van Wanrooy87810/
van Wanroy8262/
Van-Wanrooy784/
van Wanrroy781/
von Weinreich561/

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