Van-Os Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Van-Os Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Van-Os Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397

Van-Os Last Name Facts

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

Van-Os is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Van-Os is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Van-Os is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Van-Os reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Van-Os is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,093,955. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Alberta, where 100 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Van-Oss927/
Van-Oost8614/
Van-Osch869/
van Os833,977/
Van-As8330/
Van-Us833/
Van-Houts804/
Van-Hoose804/
Van-House801/
van Oss771,095/
van Ost7725/
Van-Hoy774/
Van-Ooy771/
Van-Oot771/
Van-Hoa771/
Van-Ast771/
Von-Ost771/
van Osch712,679/
van Oost711,907/
van Hoos7112/
van Ouse715/
Van-Hoop714/
Van-Huis713/
van Oust713/
Van-Asch712/
Van-Hout711/
van Host711/
van Goss711/
Van-Asse711/
van As674,866/
van Houts67577/
van Hoose67390/
van House6769/
van Ho6769/
van Op6714/
van Hooss675/
van Go674/
van Us672/
van Hoost671/
van Hoist671/
van Oi671/
van Hoise670/

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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
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  • 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-Os
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