Van-Gent Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Van-Gent Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Van & Gent.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Van-Gent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Van-Gent Last Name Facts

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

The surname Van-Gent is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Van-Gent? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Van-Gent is mostly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Van-Gent live; 89 percent live in Australasia and 89 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 566,040. In New Zealand Van-Gent is primarily concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from New Zealand this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Gent884,544/
van Gendt82505/
van Ghent82164/
Van-Genne825/
van Gen801/
van Ent801/
van Ghendt7827/
van Gend75728/
van Geen75129/
van Genk75110/
van Endt7534/
van Geng750/
van Zent750/
van Sent750/
van Geene71566/
van Genne71158/
van Eyndt71111/
van Genck7130/
van Gheen712/
von Gentz711/
van Zendt710/
van Geesn710/
van Eijndt6773/
van Gyn6723/
van End678/
van Sen675/
van Zen671/
van Jen671/

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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 Van-Gent
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