van Phong Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
van Phong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
van Phong (28) may also be a first name.
van Phong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Phong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Phong is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Phong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of van Phong live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. van Phong is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 28 people.
This surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia van Phong is mostly found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 40 percent live, Johor, where 20 percent live and Pahang, where 20 percent live. Outside of Malaysia van Phong occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Phuong | 95 | 35 | / |
| van Pong | 94 | 1 | / |
| van Phung | 89 | 23 | / |
| van Poong | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Phuing | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Phan | 82 | 49 | / |
| van Vong | 82 | 6 | / |
| van Pang | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Poon | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Vuong | 78 | 17 | / |
| van Von | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Pan | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Potten | 74 | 27 | / |
| van Pham | 71 | 191 | / |
| van Vung | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Vang | 71 | 3 | / |
| von Fong | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Vonk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Van-Phan | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Vahn | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Pane | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Vahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Pasen | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Posen | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Fosen | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Paten | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Phong
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