van Son Surname

137,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Son Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Son Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,8221:5,984655
Belgium1351:85,16013,333
United States961:3,775,614208,022
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
England211:2,653,24194,788
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France91:7,380,302306,885
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Son (62) may also be a first name.

van Son Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Son is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 137,902nd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,244,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Son are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe. van Son is also the 1,246,114th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.

The surname van Son is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,822 people, or 1 in 5,984. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 45 percent live, South Holland, where 17 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

van Son Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Son has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Son last name expanded 9,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Son Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Son earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning R 273,912 per year; in United States they earn 70.17% more than the national average, earning $73,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning $54,381 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Son
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