van Thomas Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

van Thomas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Thomas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176

van Thomas Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Thomas occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname van Thomas is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname van Thomas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of van Thomas live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America.

van Thomas is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany van Thomas is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Germany van Thomas exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and France, where 23 percent reside.

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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
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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 Thomas
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