van Thomas Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
van Thomas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
van Thomas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Thomas Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Thomas is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Thomas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. van Thomas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of van Thomas reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany van Thomas is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and France, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanthomas | 95 | 17 | / |
| Viana Thomas | 91 | 1 | / |
| von Thomas | 90 | 10 | / |
| Van-Thomas | 90 | 2 | / |
| Vantomas | 89 | 15 | / |
| Fani Thomas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vonthomas | 84 | 9 | / |
| van Tomaz | 84 | 1 | / |
| Viana Thomaz | 82 | 1 | / |
| Von-Thomas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fantomas | 78 | 19 | / |
| van Tams | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vinh-Thomas | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Theemse | 76 | 1 | / |
| Viana Tomaz | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Houte-Maes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phantomas | 74 | 6 | / |
| von Tomaz | 74 | 3 | / |
| Vianna Tomaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phanthamas | 70 | 6 | / |
| Vandhamasu | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Dams | 67 | 133 | / |
| Vandamas | 67 | 20 | / |
| Fontomas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vandumas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Viana Dimas | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Haute-Maes | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Houdt Ooms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phantoms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vandmias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinaythamas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vandemas | 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 Thomas
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