van Kent Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
van Kent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
van Kent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Kent Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Kent is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Kent? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name van Kent occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of van Kent reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname van Kent is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 401,567. In Namibia van Kent is most prevalent in: Khomas Region, where 67 percent live, Hardap Region, where 17 percent live and ǁKaras Region, where 17 percent live. Aside from Namibia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent live and The Netherlands, where 20 percent live.
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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 Kent
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