Van-Sant Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Van-Sant Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Van-Sant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Van-Sant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Van-Sant is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Van-Sant live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Van-Sant is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 92 percent live and Berkshire, where 8 percent live. Apart from England Van-Sant occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

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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-Sant
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