van Nu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malaysia

van Nu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Nu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

van Nu Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Nu has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van Nu click here.

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

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of van Nu reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

van Nu is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 100 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Nus92423/
van Nhu922/
van Ngu921/
van Nut921/
van Nuys86148/
van Nuss8647/
van Nuus8625/
van Nuis8622/
van Neuß8611/
van Nutt8610/
van Nout865/
van Nhup861/
van Nuijs8056/
van Neuss8012/
Van-Nus771/
van Nooy7156/
van Noey7110/
van Nooij6760/

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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 Nu
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