van As Surname
Approximately 4,866 people bear this surname
van As Surname Definition:
From place name in Limburg, Holland.
van As Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,659 | 1:14,807 | 1,861 |
| Netherlands | 856 | 1:19,728 | 3,103 |
| Belgium | 91 | 1:126,337 | 18,388 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
van As Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From place name in Limburg, Holland.
van As Demographics
Average Male van As Height
174.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
van As Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van As Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van As occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van As? popularity and diffusion
It is the 97,521st most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,497,646 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of van As are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname van As is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,659 people, or 1 in 14,807. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 31 percent are found, Western Cape, where 30 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent are found. Besides South Africa van As occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.
van As Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van As earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.76% more than the national average, earning R 420,060 per year and in Canada they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $47,498 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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