van Som Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
van Som Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
van Som Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Som Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Som is borne by more people in Wales than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Som? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname van Som is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of van Som reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly used in Wales, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 773,633. In Wales van Som is most common in: Cardiganshire, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Wales van Som exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Soom | 93 | 307 | / |
| van Son | 86 | 3,247 | / |
| van Sam | 86 | 33 | / |
| van Com | 86 | 13 | / |
| van Zom | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Zoom | 80 | 38 | / |
| van Song | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Soon | 80 | 2 | / |
| von Somm | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Suong | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Seaum | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Zomdt | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Zon | 71 | 3,163 | / |
| van San | 71 | 369 | / |
| van Cam | 71 | 81 | / |
| von Son | 71 | 19 | / |
| Van-Son | 71 | 12 | / |
| van Sen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Van-Sam | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Geeson | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Sooten | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Sant | 67 | 824 | / |
| van Schoten | 67 | 160 | / |
| van Caam | 67 | 97 | / |
| van Saun | 67 | 88 | / |
| van Sand | 67 | 82 | / |
| van Saan | 67 | 12 | / |
| van Sang | 67 | 10 | / |
| von Sonn | 67 | 7 | / |
| van Sanh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Van Chon | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Sann | 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 Som
- 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