Van-Gog Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Van-Gog Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Van.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Van-Gog Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Van-Gog Last Name Facts

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

The surname Van-Gog (Russian: Ван-гог) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Van-Gog are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Van-Gog is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 7,206,153. In Russia Van-Gog is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 55 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside and Chechen Republic, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 8 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Van-Gogh934/
van Gog86540/
van Gogh801,052/
van Goog801/
van Og7737/
van Gough758/
van Hoog6757/
von Gogh6734/
Van-Hook674/
van Gaag671/

Van-Gog Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Van-Gog in the Russian language
Ван-гогvan-gog-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Van-Gog
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