van So Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
van So Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
van So (5) may also be a first name.
van So Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van So Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van So is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van So? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of van So live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. van So is also the 5,493,085th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 5 people.
The last name van So is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England van So is most frequent in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found. Outside of England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Sou | 92 | 52 | / |
| van Soo | 92 | 1 | / |
| van Soi | 92 | 1 | / |
| van Soy | 92 | 1 | / |
| van Scoy | 86 | 234 | / |
| van Sooy | 86 | 7 | / |
| van Sout | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Co | 83 | 6 | / |
| van Sa | 83 | 1 | / |
| van Xo | 83 | 1 | / |
| van Schot | 80 | 16 | / |
| van Schoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Sioch | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Sas | 77 | 588 | / |
| van Sah | 77 | 7 | / |
| van Sau | 77 | 2 | / |
| van Joy | 77 | 1 | / |
| van Jos | 77 | 1 | / |
| van Schoot | 75 | 134 | / |
| van Saus | 71 | 38 | / |
| Van-Scoy | 71 | 7 | / |
| van Scha | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Sach | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Choi | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Hsia | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Schoich | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Sapp | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Zoid | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Sass | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Joost | 67 | 58 | / |
| van Zoost | 67 | 18 | / |
| van Schap | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Ca | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Zoyst | 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 So
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis