van Chan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Thailand

van Chan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Chan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Chan (5) may also be a first name.

van Chan Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Chan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of van Chan.

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

van Chan is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name van Chan is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of van Chan are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. van Chan is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 5 people.

The surname van Chan is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States van Chan is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 33 percent are found and Texas, where 33 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 20 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 Chan
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