van Zanten Surname

76,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Zanten Surname User-submission:

The van Zanten surname means 'from Xanten', a town in Western Germany.

van Zanten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,4521:3,097244
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Australia1641:164,60817,026
South Africa1481:366,06633,202
Canada1111:331,94230,257
France621:1,071,334116,831
England501:1,114,36153,243
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

van Zanten Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The van Zanten surname means 'from Xanten', a town in Western Germany.

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van Zanten Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Zanten is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 76,095th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,130,729 people. The surname van Zanten is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of van Zanten are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 5,452 people, or 1 in 3,097. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 31 percent are found, North Holland, where 17 percent are found and Utrecht, where 14 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

van Zanten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Zanten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Zanten last name rose 1,167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Zanten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Zanten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.41% more than the national average, earning R 404,964 per year; in United States they earn 72.17% more than the national average, earning $74,291 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.96% more than the national average, earning $59,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Zandten951/
van Santen904,404/
van Xanten9039/
Van-Zanten906/
van Zonten901/
van Sandten862/
von Santen807/
Van-Santen805/
von Xanten804/
von Shonten671/

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