de Jan Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Jan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Jan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

de Jan Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Jan is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Jan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of de Jan reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,814,529. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 83 percent reside and North Holland, where 17 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent reside and Malaysia, where 12 percent reside.

de Jan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Jan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Jan last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Jean92174/
de Jaen9251/
de Jane9220/
de Jian924/
de Jaun924/
de Jaan921/
de Jiang867/
des Jean864/
de Jayne860/
de San832,086/
de Zan832,008/
de Han8345/
de Can8332/
da Jan8315/
de Jon837/
de Yan834/
de Jianne806/
de Jong77103,203/
de Haan7724,391/
de Jonk77374/
de Sain77320/
de Hahn77214/
de John77118/
de Khan7765/
da Jaan7747/
de Chan7744/
da Jean7741/
de Cann7735/
de Hann7729/
de Yang7720/
di Jain777/
De-Jean777/
de Cain776/
de Ayon775/
de Zane775/
de Sean772/
de Juin772/
de Jonh772/
da Jain771/
da Tjan771/
de Hand771/
de Gian771/
de Jond771/
de Iaan771/
de Zhan771/
di Jian771/
di Jean771/
de Haun770/
de Jone770/
de Hant770/
de Jongh7112,453/
de Jaham71456/
de Jonck71127/
der Khan7134/
de Chand7126/
de Chant7124/
de Seijn7121/
de Chang7113/
di Jiang7110/
de Zhang718/
de Joung718/
de Jjong714/
de Jonhg713/
de Chane712/
de Johng712/
des Khan712/
di Janne712/
Der-Jane711/
de Jöhnk711/
de Jhong711/
da Jiang711/
de Jongk711/
de Haaan711/
der Yang711/
de Jonng710/
des Hayn710/
da San67208/
de Hon67144/
de Con67102/
di San6759/
de Hatten6751/
De-Zan6714/
da Jeanne6712/
de Chaine678/
de Zam675/
De-San674/
de Chacin673/
der Chang673/
de Ham673/
da Han672/
di Yan672/
de Zon672/
de Eon672/
De-Yan671/
da Yan671/
des Chane671/
de Johgne671/
de Cón671/
de Jongne671/
de Zán671/
de Chagne671/
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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 de Jan
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