Ben Van Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ben Van Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Van Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ben Van (124) may also be a first name.

Ben Van Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ben Van has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ben Van? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ben Van are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ben Van is also the 836,439th most widely held first name globally It is held by 124 people.

The last name Ben Van is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,688,718. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 50 percent are found and South Holland, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
bin Van862/
Ben Ban861/
Ben Huan802/
Ben Fang801/
Ben Bahan754/
Ben Wayne751/
Ben Faten751/
bin Wan71753/
bin Ban71112/
Ben Bahane7176/
bin Von7115/
bin Uan7111/
bin Fan712/
bin Bain67481/
bin Uang6757/
bin Baan6738/
bin Uhan6736/
bin Wain6723/
bin Want6718/
bin Baun6718/
bin Bang6716/
bin Fain674/
bin Bane673/
bin Fand672/
bin Huan672/
bin Basn672/
Ben Fong671/
Ben Pham671/
Ben Bohn671/
bin Wann671/
bin Wand671/
bin Voon671/
bin Vohn671/
bin Band671/

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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 Ben Van
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