Vanroos Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vanroos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanroos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vanroos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanroos is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Vanroos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanroos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Vanroos is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Vanroos reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Vanroos is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanroose93436/
Vanroost933/
Vanroo92250/
Vanros928/
Vanrooy86522/
Vanross8687/
Vanrood8612/
Vanrose869/
Vonroos864/
Vanrosh861/
Vainros861/
Vanro834/
Vanrooij8018/
Vanrosse808/
Vanrouse802/
Vanroodt801/
Van'rooy801/
Vanhrose800/
Vanroy771,234/
Vanras7726/
Wanros7711/
Vanrop774/
Wanroo772/
Vanroi772/
Banros771/
Banroo771/
Veanro771/
Vamroo771/
Vanrod771/
Vanrus770/
Vwanrooij751/
Wanrooy71251/
Vanrast7123/
Vainroj7121/
Vannroy7114/
Vanrotz718/
Vainrot715/
Vanroux713/
Vasnroy713/
Vannrox713/
Vonross713/
Fanrous711/
Bhanros711/
Vanraas711/
Vanrase711/
Vanrgas711/
Vanruys711/
Fanrose711/
Wanrose711/
Vonrosd711/
Banrose710/
Wanrooij67519/
Vanra67290/
Wanro67149/
Banro6764/
Vaineras6727/
Vanreust6726/
Bhanrose673/
Vamro671/
Vanrushe671/
Vanrashe671/
Vainrahs671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Vanroos
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