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Where Does The Last Name Van Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Van (Arabic: فان, Bengali: ওয়ান, Georgian: ვან, Hindi: वन, Marathi: वान, Oriya: ଭାନ, Russian: Ван) is carried by more people in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Ván, Văn, Vân, Vàn, Vãn or Vañ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Van? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 845^th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,638 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Van live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Viet-Asia. Van is also the 773^rd most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 1,106,696 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is held by 545,711 people, or 1 in 170. In Vietnam it is most numerous in: Red River Delta, where 19 percent are found, Southeast, where 19 percent are found and Mekong River Delta, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Vietnam this surname is found in 159 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Cambodia, where 2 percent are found.

Van Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Van has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Van surname expanded 3,008 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 329 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Van Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Van last name is principally Orthodox (69%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan, Latin Catholic (40%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Van last name are 8.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.37% registered with the political party.

The amount Van earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.84% less than the national average, earning 277,434 kr per year; in Peru they earn 52.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,495 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.8% less than the national average, earning R 93,156 per year; in Vietnam they earn 7.11% less than the national average, earning 76,578,600 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $52,043 CAD per year.