Vermooten Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

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

Vermooten Surname Definition:

(1) “Of the Codfish” (Moot) in Dutch. (2) Also “Slice of Fish”.

Vermooten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2631:205,99921,938
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Vermooten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) “Of the Codfish” (Moot) in Dutch. (2) Also “Slice of Fish”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Vermooten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vermooten is most common in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vermooten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 794,916th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Vermooten reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 205,999. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 61 percent live, Free State, where 10 percent live and Western Cape, where 9 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Vermooten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vermooten earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 68.07% more than the national average, earning R 399,396 per year and in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vermoten949/
Vermosen8297/
Vermaten8245/
Veermoon824/
Vermon80829/
Vermuyten78295/
Vermaaten78135/
Vermathen7849/
Vermossen782/
Vermeuten781/
Vermatten780/
Vermont75943/
Vermond75494/
Vermong757/
Veermon751/
Vearmon751/
Vermone751/
Vermuijten743/
Vermaßen7159/
Vermasen7110/
Vermontt714/
Vermount712/
Bearmoon711/
Vermondt711/
Bermon672,095/
Verman671,803/
Vermassen671,117/
Vermaasen6762/
Värmon679/
Vermão676/
Wermon673/
Vermom672/
Vermonova672/
Vremon671/
Virmon671/
Varmatten670/

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