Vernooi Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

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

Vernooi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vernooi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vernooi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vernooi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vernooi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vernooi is the 2,876,555th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Vernooi are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,231,311. In South Africa Vernooi is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 89 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 11 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Vernooi Last Name Statistics demography

Vernooi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.72% less than the national average, earning R 162,264 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vernooij931,517/
Vernooie931/
Vernouis801/
Vernoe770/
Bernoui713/
Verneui711/
Vernouy711/
Vernoes711/
Bernouis6774/
Vaernhoej634/
Bernoe6218/
Vernae622/
Fernoe621/
Vernaet5742/
Vernaez5723/
Bernouy575/
Bernoua573/
Bernoee571/
Fornoui571/
Berhnoe571/
Vernáez571/
Wernoer571/
Verneuer5314/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vernooi
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