van An Surname

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

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

van An Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van An Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van An (54) may also be a first name.

van An Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van An Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name van An is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van An? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of van An reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. van An is also the 1,350,955th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 54 people.

The surname van An is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 43 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 29 percent live and Johor, where 14 percent live. Aside from Malaysia van An is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 13 percent live and Brazil, 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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  • 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 An
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