van Ling Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Ling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Ling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2691:62,77810,793
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van Ling Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Ling is most common in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 919,444th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Ling are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

van Ling is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 62,778. In The Netherlands van Ling is mostly found in: North Holland, where 30 percent are found, Utrecht, where 29 percent are found and North Brabant, where 11 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands van Ling occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Liong942/
van Lin93333/
van Lint881,585/
van Lien88152/
van Luin88127/
van Linn88121/
van Leng881/
van Link881/
van Lindt82268/
van Leung821/
von Liong821/
van Luinn820/
van Lyn8016/
van Len806/
Van-Lin801/
van Lent753,071/
van Leen75208/
van Loen75136/
van Lehn7526/
Van-Lint757/
von Lind755/
Van-Linn751/
van Luen750/
van Leent71400/
van Lendt7152/
van Geelen67663/
van Lem673/
Van-Loen635/
van Leem635/
von Lühn631/
von Lehn631/
von Leen631/

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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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  • 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 Ling
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