van Hanja Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

van Hanja Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Hanja is most common in The Netherlands. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name van Hanja is the 4,772,636th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of van Hanja reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Hanja is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,535,198. In The Netherlands van Hanja is most common in: Flevoland, where 45 percent reside, South Holland, where 45 percent reside and North Holland, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanhanja946/
van Anja942/
Vananja881/
Vananjay821/
van Anjos781/
Vananje75560/
Vananiji711/
Vanannje711/
van Noije67151/
van Agnes679/
van Chauncey671/
Phanwanjah6340/
Vanunje631/
Fananjo630/
Vinanjo630/
Vininjwa591/
Fanyanju591/
Vannenjo590/
von Agner561/
Faninjo5015/
Feninja505/
Faninje501/
Fonanje501/
Fon Nji501/

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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 Hanja
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