van Anh Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

van Anh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Anh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

van Anh (593) may also be a first name.

van Anh Last Name Facts

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

van Anh is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of van Anh live; 81 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 343,462nd most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 593 people.

The surname van Anh is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia van Anh is most frequent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 55 percent live, Kedah, where 9 percent live and Negeri Sembilan, where 9 percent live. Excluding Malaysia van Anh is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Thailand, where 14 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 Anh
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