van Gass Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

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

van Gass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3861:140,35716,160
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

van Gass Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Gass has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 718,674th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name van Gass is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of van Gass reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

van Gass is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 386 people, or 1 in 140,357. In South Africa van Gass is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 51 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 21 percent live and Western Cape, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa van Gass occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

van Gass Last Name Statistics demography

van Gass earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.35% more than the national average, earning R 395,316 per year.

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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 Gass
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