van Hansen Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

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

van Hansen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hansen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3281:165,17618,467
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Hansen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Hansen has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 821,713th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of van Hansen live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 165,176. In South Africa van Hansen is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 69 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent reside. Besides South Africa van Hansen occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

van Hansen Last Name Statistics demography

van Hansen earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.93% less than the national average, earning R 187,896 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Hansen
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