van As Surname

97,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van As Surname Definition:

From place name in Limburg, Holland.

van As Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,6591:14,8071,861
Netherlands8561:19,7283,103
Belgium911:126,33718,388
Australia581:465,44335,949
England491:1,137,10353,999
Canada391:944,75971,777
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
France151:4,428,181244,602
United States131:27,881,456736,413
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

van As Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Limburg, Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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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