Van Ness Surname

277,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Van Ness Surname Definition:

VAN NESS: Local. Naze, a cape or promontory. Van Naze or Van Ness, from the Cape.

Van Ness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3231:273,96725,661
Canada441:837,40065,151
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8681:57,8566,427

Van Ness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VAN NESS: Local. Naze, a cape or promontory. Van Naze or Van Ness, from the Cape.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Van Ness Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Van Ness Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Van Ness is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Van Ness? popularity and diffusion

The last name Van Ness is the 277,054th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,209,111 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Van Ness live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,323 people, or 1 in 273,967. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Van Ness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Van Ness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Van Ness last name expanded 152 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Van Ness Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Van Ness earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.68% more than the national average, earning $65,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $46,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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van Nesse940/
van Nes931,914/
van Nest88368/
van Nies8897/
von Ness888/
Van-Ness883/
van Nesp881/
van Niss880/
van Nesh880/
van Nese880/
van Ne862/
van Nesch8214/
van Nie80195/
van Nee8045/
Van-Nes809/
van Net802/
von Nes801/
van Nhe801/
van Nys800/
van Neer75801/
van Nuys75148/
van Nice75115/
van Nuis7522/
Van-Nest7511/
van Neuß7511/
van Noey7510/
van Nett755/
van Nexh751/
van Neeh751/
van Neez751/
van Nyse750/
van Neat750/
van Geene71566/
van Noije71151/
van Nuijs7156/
van Nuise712/
van Nuyse711/
van Noy67353/
van Nih671/
van Nhi671/
van Nha671/
van Nix671/
Van-Nie671/
van Noi671/
van Nay670/

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