van Lai Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Qatar

van Lai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Lai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

van Lai Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Lai occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van Lai click here.

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

The last name van Lai is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of van Lai are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

van Lai is most common in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 45 percent are found, Texas, where 27 percent are found and Washington, where 18 percent are found. Not including The United States van Lai is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

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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 Lai
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