Vuuren Surname

409,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 852 people bear this surname

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

Vuuren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vuuren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6341:85,45410,516
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
England271:2,063,63279,942
Namibia171:141,7299,461
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Botswana41:546,73222,624
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

Vuuren (122) may also be a first name.

Vuuren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vuuren is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vuuren click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuuren? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 409,925th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,553,458 people. The last name Vuuren is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Vuuren live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 844,248th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 122 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 85,454. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 58 percent live, Western Cape, where 12 percent live and Free State, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa Vuuren is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 14 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Vuuren Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vuuren earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.07% less than the national average, earning 200,480 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning R 263,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuren9146/
Vouren832/
Vueren831/
Veuren831/
Vanvuuren80157/
Vurn804/
Buren732,576/
Viren73463/
Wuren7369/
Vurin739/
Vuryn736/
Vourn734/
Buurn731/
Vurem731/
Vuern731/
Vurrn731/
Vuhrn730/
Vaurienė711/
Vaurin672,562/
Burren67958/
Vieren67752/
Beuren67707/
Vooren67494/
Buhren67453/
Bouren67219/
Bauren67138/
Wureng6777/
Uhiren6771/
Vuring6723/
Virien6721/
Vurgin675/
Vourne675/
Bureen674/
Vurina673/
Vuhryn672/
Veurne672/
Buurin671/
Vurink671/
Wauren671/
Vireen671/
Vauryn671/
Virehn671/
Whuren670/
Burenn670/
Wurren670/
Wurzen670/
Virren670/

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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 Vuuren
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