van Abs Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
van Abs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
van Abs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Abs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Abs is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Abs? popularity and diffusion
van Abs is the 3,100,440th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of van Abs live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 888,799. In The Netherlands van Abs is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 63 percent live, South Holland, where 26 percent live and Friesland, where 5 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent live and New Zealand, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van-Abs | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Ebs | 86 | 0 | / |
| van Eaps | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Apps | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Haaps | 75 | 14 | / |
| Van Eps | 71 | 215 | / |
| von Abt | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Epps | 67 | 421 | / |
| von Aspe | 67 | 4 | / |
| van Hoffs | 63 | 12 | / |
| van Houbt | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Op | 62 | 14 | / |
| von Eps | 57 | 7 | / |
| van Hop | 57 | 3 | / |
| van Oop | 57 | 1 | / |
| von App | 57 | 1 | / |
| van Hoop | 53 | 36 | / |
| Van-Epps | 53 | 3 | / |
| van Hope | 53 | 1 | / |
| van Goip | 53 | 0 | / |
| von Epps | 53 | 0 | / |
| van Hoppe | 50 | 290 | / |
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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 Abs
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