van John Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

van John Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van John Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

van John (6) may also be a first name.

van John Last Name Facts

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

The last name van John is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of van John are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. van John is also the 4,967,096th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 6 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 33 percent live, Colorado, where 33 percent live and Tennessee, where 33 percent live. Excluding The United States van John exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Jong882/
von Johnn8214/
van Jan8010/
van Joosen785/
van Jeun759/
van Jean755/
von Jahn751/
van Jaan750/
Von-Johnn714/
von Yohnn711/
von Jan6711/
van Yan671/
van Jassen670/
van Heosen670/
von Jann631/
van Yang631/
van Yant630/
van Yandt590/

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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 John
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