van Van Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Van Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Van Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Van Last Name Facts

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

van Van is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname van Van is the 2,506,728th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of van Van live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Van is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 411,882. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 34 percent reside, Gelderland, where 27 percent reside and North Holland, where 24 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

van Van Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Van has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Van last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Van
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