Vandefan Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Vandefan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 239 | 1:741,183 | 33,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vandefan (572) may also be a first name.
Vandefan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vandefan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vandefan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vandefan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,044,719th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name Vandefan occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vandefan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 350,532nd most common first name internationally, held by 572 people.
The last name Vandefan is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 741,183. In Nigeria Vandefan is most common in: Benue, where 88 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 5 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vandefana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Vandevan | 88 | 13 | / |
| Vandefen | 88 | 2 | / |
| Vendefan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vondefan | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Devan | 82 | 9 | / |
| Vandeufen | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Dafan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vandofano | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vandavn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vandven | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vandvan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fandefiani | 78 | 39 | / |
| Vandeviane | 78 | 20 | / |
| van de Fen | 78 | 7 | / |
| Vandevania | 78 | 2 | / |
| Vandeven | 75 | 1,520 | / |
| Fandofan | 75 | 108 | / |
| Vandevin | 75 | 67 | / |
| Vandavan | 75 | 13 | / |
| Wandafan | 75 | 11 | / |
| Vandoven | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vandiven | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vandaven | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vandufen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vandafin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vandeviaene | 74 | 23 | / |
| Vaniadevani | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Deven | 71 | 90 | / |
| vande Ven | 71 | 52 | / |
| Vandeveen | 71 | 41 | / |
| Vandavane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Vandeeven | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vandavani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vandooven | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Duven | 71 | 1 | / |
| Van-Deven | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vandevine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vandyavan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vandvenne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vandhoven | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vandevein | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Doven | 71 | 0 | / |
| van de Viane | 70 | 1 | / |
| van de Ven | 67 | 7,914 | / |
| Vandevenne | 67 | 1,804 | / |
| van Duiven | 67 | 155 | / |
| van de Vin | 67 | 93 | / |
| Vandevinne | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vandhavani | 67 | 7 | / |
| van Dieven | 67 | 6 | / |
| Van-Duiven | 67 | 5 | / |
| Van-De-Ven | 67 | 4 | / |
| van D Veen | 67 | 1 | / |
| van de Viaene | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Deeven | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vandeveene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vandivn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fondofan | 63 | 6 | / |
| Wandaphon | 59 | 1 | / |
| Banditphan | 56 | 11 | / |
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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 Vandefan
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