van Samson Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
van Samson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 58 | 1:9,528 | 2,431 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
van Samson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Samson Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Samson is carried by more people in Suriname than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Samson? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Samson is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of van Samson reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 85 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.
The surname van Samson is most prevalent in Suriname, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 9,528. Besides Suriname this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Samson | 90 | 38 | / |
| von Simson | 80 | 71 | / |
| van Simsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vansimsen | 74 | 44 | / |
| Vansumsen | 74 | 21 | / |
| Vonsimson | 74 | 9 | / |
| van Hees-Meeusen | 62 | 1 | / |
| von Zansen | 50 | 15 | / |
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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 Samson
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