van Au Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

van Au Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Au Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van Au Last Name Facts

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

van Au has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van Au.

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

This last name is the 7,117,718th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of van Au live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States van Au is most frequent in: California, where 40 percent are found, Texas, where 40 percent are found and Washington, where 20 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Vietnam, where 14 percent are found.

van Au Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Au has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Au last name expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hau929/
van A912/
van U911/
van Haut86160/
van Auch862/
van Haus862/
van Ault861/
van Haue860/
van As834,866/
van Ha8349/
von Au8313/
van Ut834/
van Us832/
Van Aa831/
van Ai831/
van Hauwe80444/
van Haudt80164/
van Haust800/
van Ast77691/
van Ass77281/
van Ash7775/
van Uys7773/
van Hai7723/
van Hus7719/
van Hoa7714/
van Huy779/
van Huu775/
van Hue773/
van Oud773/
van Gay772/
van Has772/
van Hay772/
van Hui772/
van Gai771/
von Aue771/
van Haj771/
van Haß771/
van Hou771/
van Oue771/
van Gae771/
van Haz771/
van Ust771/
van Hout715,365/
van Asch711,503/
van Huis71532/
van Acht71221/
van Huss71140/
van Huut71101/
van Huit7165/
van Hasz7139/
van Ahee7134/
van Huët7126/
van Hass7112/
van Haas719/
von Haus719/
van Heue718/
van Huth717/
Van-Haut713/
van Oust713/
van Hayo711/
van Uije711/
van Heus711/
van Hust711/
van East711/
van Ouch711/
van Hach711/
van Oudt711/
van Os673,977/
van Houdt671,844/
von Ah671,024/
van Ee67895/
van Houts67577/
van Ho6769/
van Hacht6761/
Van-As6730/
van Op6714/
van Haasz676/
von Ha676/
van Go674/
Van-Us673/
van Hayes673/
van Assch672/
van Hawes671/
van-Hu671/
van Hucht671/
von Hauch671/
van Ye671/
von Ai671/
van Heath671/
van Oi671/

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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
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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 Au
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