van Zand Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Zand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Zand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

van Zand Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Zand is most common in The Netherlands. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. van Zand occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Zand reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Zand is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 281,453. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Groningen, where 25 percent reside, Utrecht, where 18 percent reside and Gelderland, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

van Zand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Zand has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 90 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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  • 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 Zand
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