van Gaans Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gaans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gaans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3571:47,3038,077
Australia421:642,75544,739
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

van Gaans Last Name Facts

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

van Gaans occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 704,927th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The last name van Gaans is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of van Gaans are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

van Gaans is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 47,303. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 45 percent are found, South Holland, where 21 percent are found and Utrecht, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands van Gaans occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

van Gaans Last Name Statistics demography

van Gaans earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning $53,857 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Gans9454/
van Aans945/
van Ganse8930/
van Gains894/
van Haans891/
von Gans828/
van Hans822/
van Hanse7835/
van Goins781/
van Ganze781/
van Ams75124/
van Amst711/
von Hans711/
von Gons710/
von Atens671/
van Houtens600/
van Ooms591/
van Heinz563/

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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 Gaans
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