von Rooyen Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
von Rooyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
von Rooyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Rooyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
von Rooyen occurs most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name von Rooyen? popularity and diffusion
von Rooyen is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of von Rooyen are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most frequent in: Warwickshire, where 50 percent are found and Greater London, where 50 percent are found. Beside England von Rooyen is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Royen | 95 | 12 | / |
| van Rooyen | 90 | 57,085 | / |
| van Rooiyen | 86 | 15 | / |
| van Rooyene | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Roouyen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Rooeyen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Royen | 84 | 1,228 | / |
| von Roenn | 84 | 39 | / |
| van Rooyn | 84 | 15 | / |
| von Rouen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Roeyen | 80 | 462 | / |
| Van-Rooyen | 80 | 51 | / |
| van Rooien | 80 | 25 | / |
| van Rooyan | 80 | 15 | / |
| van Roojen | 80 | 10 | / |
| van Rooyne | 80 | 3 | / |
| van Rooyën | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Rooeyn | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Royeen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Roouen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Rooyem | 80 | 1 | / |
| von Rein | 78 | 40 | / |
| von Reyn | 78 | 37 | / |
| van Ryen | 78 | 22 | / |
| van Rooyenova | 78 | 1 | / |
| von Roun | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Rooijen | 76 | 6,156 | / |
| von Rhein | 74 | 51 | / |
| van Reyen | 74 | 26 | / |
| van Rayen | 74 | 7 | / |
| Van-Royen | 74 | 3 | / |
| von Rijen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Roien | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Reine | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Roggen | 70 | 63 | / |
| van Reysen | 70 | 55 | / |
| van Raysen | 70 | 8 | / |
| van Royion | 70 | 2 | / |
| von Reisen | 70 | 2 | / |
| Van-Roojen | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Reen | 67 | 232 | / |
| van Rein | 67 | 189 | / |
| van Reyn | 67 | 76 | / |
| van Rayn | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Rooijan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Van-Rooijen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 von Rooyen
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