van Ghent Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

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

van Ghent Surname Definition:

From place name (City in Belgium).

van Ghent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

van Ghent Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name (City in Belgium).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Ghent Last Name Facts

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

van Ghent is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 1,353,468th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. van Ghent is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of van Ghent are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 361,185. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

van Ghent Last Name Statistics demography

van Ghent earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning R 245,184 per year.

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