van Kann Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Kann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Kann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Kann Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Kann is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Kann.

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

This last name is the 1,637,889th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of van Kann are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 1,133,880. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent are found, Berlin, where 21 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Other than Germany van Kann occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Kan931,627/
van Cann88261/
von Kann888/
van Kant885/
van Kanh881/
van Kang881/
van Kaan881/
van Kahn881/
van Khanh8212/
van Can80108/
van Kam804/
von Kan801/
van Kassen7816/
van Kaam751,259/
van Cant75131/
van Cang7542/
van Quan7512/
von Kant755/
van Canh752/
van Kohn751/
van Kham751/
van Cank751/
van Keam750/
van Koten71208/
van Cangh7149/
van Quang7123/
van Caine711/
Van-Khanh711/
van Candt710/
van Kooten674,019/
van Cam6781/
van Khuong674/
van Kouten674/
van Con671/
van Kossen670/

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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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  • 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 Kann
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