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) has its highest incidence in Vietnam. It can also be found in the variant forms: Ván, Văn, Vân, Vàn, Vãn or Vañ. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 845^th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,638 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Van are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 773^rd most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 1,106,696 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Vietnam, where it is held by 545,711 people, or 1 in 170. In Vietnam Van is mostly found in: Red River Delta, where 19 percent reside, Southeast, where 19 percent reside and Mekong River Delta, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Vietnam it exists in 159 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Cambodia, where 2 percent reside.

Van Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Van Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Van last name is primarily 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.37% registered to vote for the 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.