Vanrooyen Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Vanrooyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanrooyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Canada981:375,97533,576
Tanzania601:882,36043,917
Australia361:749,88148,970
England191:2,932,529101,561
Lesotho181:112,92011,579
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Vanrooyen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vanrooyen occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanrooyen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 467,272nd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Vanrooyen live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Vanrooyen is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 1,212,237. In The United States Vanrooyen is mostly concentrated in: California, where 23 percent are found, Michigan, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Vanrooyen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vanrooyen last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Vanrooyen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.76% less than the national average, earning R 69,480 per year; in United States they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $44,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $50,782 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Vanrooyen
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