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

The surname van Ghent is most common in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van Ghent click here.

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

The last name van Ghent is the 1,353,468th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. van Ghent occurs mostly 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.

The last name van Ghent is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 361,185. In South Africa van Ghent is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent are found. Excluding South Africa van Ghent is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

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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