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

The last name van Anh occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname van Anh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of van Anh reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 343,462nd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 593 people.

The surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia van Anh is most frequent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 55 percent are found, Kedah, where 9 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 9 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Thailand, where 14 percent are found.

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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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