Van-Lare Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Van-Lare Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Van.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Van-Lare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England111:5,065,278148,650
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Van-Lare Last Name Facts

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

The surname Van-Lare is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 503,100th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname Van-Lare is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Van-Lare reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Van-Lare is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Outside of Ghana this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Van-Lare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Van-Lare has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Van-Lare last name declined 42 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Van-Laere944/
van Lare88203/
Van-Laar886/
van Laere823,956/
van Laare8247/
van Larre821/
van Lar801/
van Laerre781/
van Laar754,757/
van Lear7578/
van Lahr7511/
Van-Leur752/
van Lard751/
van Larr750/
van Laur750/
van Liere711,288/
Von-Leere711/
von Laure711/
van Leary710/
van Lor670/
van Leur63938/
von Laar631/
van Leir631/
von Lahr631/
van Lior630/
van Leroy591/
von Loures561/
von Lohr508/

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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-Lare
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