van Gaston Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
van Gaston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
van Gaston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Gaston Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Gaston has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of van Gaston click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Gaston? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. van Gaston is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of van Gaston are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States van Gaston is most common in: California, where 25 percent reside, Illinois, where 25 percent reside and Ohio, where 25 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Aston | 95 | 5 | / |
| van Easton | 90 | 5 | / |
| van Ashton | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Auston | 90 | 0 | / |
| Van-Aston | 84 | 15 | / |
| von Aston | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Ooston | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Houston | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Heuston | 76 | 0 | / |
| van Gottom | 70 | 3 | / |
| van Oostom | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Houstan | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Gotham | 60 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gaston
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