van May Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
van May Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
van May Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van May Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van May occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van May? popularity and diffusion
van May is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. van May occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of van May are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
van May is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada van May is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 100 percent reside. Beside Canada it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Ma | 92 | 6 | / |
| van My | 92 | 3 | / |
| van Mai | 86 | 58 | / |
| von May | 86 | 51 | / |
| van Mey | 86 | 3 | / |
| van Mau | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Mat | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Maas | 80 | 136 | / |
| van Mast | 80 | 41 | / |
| van Maat | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Mooy | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Mach | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Moye | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Mer | 71 | 47 | / |
| van Moe | 71 | 24 | / |
| von Moy | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Mes | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Mij | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Mui | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Moi | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Mee | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Meu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Van-Mai | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Mei | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Mep | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Meer | 67 | 2,464 | / |
| von Matt | 67 | 295 | / |
| von Mach | 67 | 42 | / |
| von Maus | 67 | 6 | / |
| von Maia | 67 | 4 | / |
| van Meus | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Meij | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Mees | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Meijs | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Metts | 63 | 1 | / |
| von Maass | 63 | 1 | / |
| Van-Me | 62 | 1 | / |
| van Mousch | 59 | 27 | / |
| von Meer | 53 | 23 | / |
| Van-Meer | 53 | 3 | / |
| von Metz | 53 | 2 | / |
| von Mist | 53 | 1 | / |
| von Meiß | 53 | 1 | / |
| Von-Matt | 53 | 1 | / |
| von Meiss | 50 | 60 | / |
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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 May
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