Van Forename
773rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,106,696 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam
Van Forename Definition:
The usual diminutive of the next two names.
Van Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 65% | 956,246 | 1:97 | 25 |
| United States | 83% | 44,585 | 1:8,131 | 955 |
| China | - | 24,603 | 1:55,524 | 7,727 |
| Cambodia | 57% | 12,487 | 1:1,303 | 284 |
| Netherlands | 60% | 9,288 | 1:1,820 | 377 |
| France | 99% | 8,113 | 1:8,193 | 583 |
| Myanmar | - | 7,350 | 1:7,068 | 273 |
| Philippines | 96% | 6,156 | 1:17,221 | 1,911 |
| Canada | 52% | 4,198 | 1:7,893 | 1,015 |
| Germany | 77% | 3,833 | 1:25,223 | 1,023 |
| India | 57% | 3,633 | 1:334,401 | 30,142 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2,007 | 1:3,863 | 292 |
| Ukraine | 95% | 1,898 | 1:23,973 | 381 |
| Ghana | - | 1,573 | 1:17,156 | 1,373 |
| Egypt | 95% | 1,475 | 1:62,306 | 3,315 |
| Sweden | 96% | 1,425 | 1:6,918 | 693 |
| England | 96% | 1,403 | 1:39,631 | 2,029 |
| South Africa | 96% | 1,204 | 1:45,293 | 4,822 |
| Russia | 97% | 1,195 | 1:120,698 | 2,171 |
| DR Congo | 97% | 1,109 | 1:66,571 | 3,957 |
| Australia | - | 975 | 1:14,008 | 1,137 |
| Gabon | 100% | 842 | 1:2,237 | 538 |
| Indonesia | - | 841 | 1:306,734 | 26,532 |
| Belgium | 73% | 800 | 1:14,363 | 1,298 |
| Macau | - | 780 | 1:780 | 234 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 699 | 1:44,081 | 5,366 |
| Switzerland | 60% | 674 | 1:12,186 | 1,093 |
| Poland | 88% | 660 | 1:57,617 | 1,502 |
| Denmark | - | 616 | 1:9,171 | 804 |
| Morocco | - | 355 | 1:96,757 | 3,231 |
| Norway | 53% | 345 | 1:14,876 | 1,038 |
| Vanuatu | - | 345 | 1:759 | 206 |
| Malawi | 100% | 275 | 1:62,227 | 3,900 |
| Brazil | 81% | 234 | 1:915,539 | 24,712 |
| Italy | 51% | 232 | 1:263,199 | 3,442 |
| Thailand | 64% | 208 | 1:336,855 | 18,234 |
| Armenia | 79% | 194 | 1:15,045 | 1,041 |
| Congo | 100% | 189 | 1:26,504 | 2,504 |
| New Zealand | - | 166 | 1:27,326 | 1,883 |
| Cameroon | - | 162 | 1:133,398 | 6,380 |
| Bahamas | - | 157 | 1:2,544 | 519 |
| Suriname | 60% | 148 | 1:3,735 | 834 |
| Hungary | 60% | 145 | 1:67,529 | 617 |
| Malaysia | 62% | 144 | 1:211,458 | 12,052 |
| Czechia | 74% | 141 | 1:75,576 | 1,018 |
| Nigeria | 98% | 136 | 1:1,305,620 | 30,170 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 136 | 1:226,371 | 5,030 |
| Uganda | 93% | 132 | 1:310,280 | 8,864 |
| Iraq | 100% | 130 | 1:269,368 | 4,024 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 124 | 1:191,691 | 17,366 |
| Belarus | 86% | 123 | 1:77,093 | 842 |
| Zambia | - | 114 | 1:139,077 | 5,677 |
| Zimbabwe | 94% | 108 | 1:142,813 | 9,465 |
| Japan | - | 106 | 1:1,207,416 | 16,190 |
| Portugal | - | 101 | 1:103,078 | 2,758 |
| Slovakia | 71% | 95 | 1:55,895 | 791 |
| Singapore | 67% | 78 | 1:80,603 | 7,147 |
| Liberia | 100% | 62 | 1:71,162 | 3,400 |
| Romania | 63% | 54 | 1:371,333 | 10,907 |
| Iran | 55% | 50 | 1:1,569,937 | 10,848 |
| South Korea | - | 41 | 1:135,230 | 6,077 |
| Kazakhstan | 88% | 38 | 1:467,022 | 7,101 |
| Guam | - | 35 | 1:4,590 | 836 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 35 | 1:7,719 | 883 |
| Wales | 89% | 33 | 1:93,767 | 2,382 |
| Iceland | - | 32 | 1:11,438 | 985 |
| Jamaica | - | 32 | 1:90,101 | 4,037 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 31 | 1:79,315 | 2,584 |
| Greece | 75% | 29 | 1:377,053 | 5,762 |
| Mexico | 100% | 29 | 1:4,280,842 | 18,370 |
| Honduras | 100% | 27 | 1:326,573 | 6,025 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 23 | 1:261,667 | 5,921 |
| Finland | 67% | 22 | 1:249,236 | 3,896 |
| Guyana | 92% | 22 | 1:34,694 | 3,625 |
| Israel | 71% | 20 | 1:420,146 | 9,028 |
| Panama | 100% | 20 | 1:195,328 | 7,631 |
| Peru | 100% | 20 | 1:1,589,573 | 17,785 |
| Spain | - | 19 | 1:2,448,946 | 12,647 |
| Afghanistan | 92% | 18 | 1:1,812,418 | 16,974 |
| Moldova | 100% | 18 | 1:197,841 | 1,823 |
| Scotland | 87% | 17 | 1:314,727 | 4,715 |
| Angola | 100% | 16 | 1:1,685,413 | 2,877 |
| Laos | - | 16 | 1:411,678 | 310 |
| Estonia | 100% | 14 | 1:93,956 | 4,008 |
| Namibia | - | 14 | 1:171,727 | 4,958 |
| Barbados | - | 13 | 1:22,291 | 1,774 |
| Ecuador | - | 13 | 1:1,363,609 | 9,250 |
| Qatar | - | 13 | 1:182,277 | 21,851 |
| Venezuela | 95% | 13 | 1:2,323,223 | 39,208 |
| Oman | - | 12 | 1:342,389 | 4,330 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 12 | 1:4,399,027 | 26,540 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 11 | 1:635,490 | 8,785 |
| North Macedonia | - | 10 | 1:209,076 | 6,532 |
| Georgia | 100% | 9 | 1:415,385 | 8,265 |
| Mali | - | 9 | 1:1,886,417 | 3,997 |
| Rwanda | - | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| Somalia | - | 9 | 1:1,502,874 | 3,918 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Cuba | - | 8 | 1:1,438,319 | 4,450 |
| Lebanon | 57% | 8 | 1:703,446 | 7,424 |
| Serbia | - | 8 | 1:893,215 | 5,853 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 8 | 1:13,718 | 1,590 |
| Chile | 57% | 7 | 1:2,515,315 | 15,652 |
| Kenya | - | 7 | 1:6,615,301 | 31,578 |
| Pakistan | - | 7 | 1:27,765,383 | 122,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 7 | 1:1,164,616 | 79,875 |
| Tunisia | - | 7 | 1:96,700 | 5,802 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Colombia | - | 6 | 1:7,963,154 | 36,949 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 6 | 1:794,658 | 9,692 |
| Ireland | 80% | 5 | 1:928,704 | 6,907 |
| Syria | - | 5 | 1:3,861,215 | 5,356 |
| Albania | 100% | 4 | 1:761,642 | 22,793 |
| Argentina | - | 4 | 1:10,693,311 | 19,797 |
| Austria | 67% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Burundi | - | 4 | 1:2,476,640 | 1,357 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 4 | 1:141,012 | 2,772 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Monaco | 100% | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Samoa | - | 4 | 1:48,798 | 712 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 4 | 1:118,910 | 1,275 |
| Uruguay | - | 4 | 1:856,909 | 8,493 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 3 | 1:1,174,819 | 6,090 |
| Burkina Faso | 50% | 3 | 1:6,126,490 | 60,119 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Haiti | - | 3 | 1:3,575,651 | 30,510 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 3 | 1:1,991,092 | 30,660 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 3 | 1:12,619 | 697 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Jordan | 75% | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Croatia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Mongolia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Tuvalu | - | 1 | 1:11,131 | 89 |
The alternate forms: Vân (9), Vãn (4), Văn (4), Ván (2) & Vàn (1) are calculated separately.
Van (626,174) may also be a surname.
Van Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The usual diminutive of the next two names.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Latin name, meaning: A winnowing device. (Dutch) Indicating noble descent.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Van Forename Popularity
Van Demographics
Average Van Salary in
United States
$47,955 USD
Per year
Rank:
150,346 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.011481
Rank: 959 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
110.17%
Sample size: 19,736 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Van Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Van in the Russian language | ||
| Ван | van | - |
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