Vands Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Vands Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vands Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Vands Last Name Facts

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

Vands occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vands? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Vands are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 256,578. In Denmark Vands is primarily found in: Central Denmark Region, where 55 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 41 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 5 percent live. Aside from Denmark it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent live and Bangladesh, where 4 percent live.

Vands Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vands has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vands surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vandse9137/
Vandås9133/
Vandsø9123/
Vandss911/
Vand89739/
Vandsøe834/
Wands801,372/
Bands80558/
Vandh80512/
Vancs8082/
Vants8059/
Vandt8058/
Vaind8049/
Vhand8033/
Fands808/
Vonds808/
Veand803/
Vannd802/
Vantd801/
Vaund800/
Vandsová771/
Vasend7351/
Vaindd7335/
Vaindh7326/
Wandås7325/
Vaynts7317/
Wandsø736/
Vangys735/
Vaints735/
Bandsz734/
Vasind732/
Baunds732/
Vansci731/
Phands731/
Wandsz731/
Vahand731/
Uandse731/
Wandse731/
Vounds731/
Bainds731/
Waunds731/
Veandt730/
Bannds730/
Bandsh730/
Band6718,181/
Wand675,182/
Vant672,861/
Vanz671,013/
Vanc67521/
Vandová67196/
Vandova67163/
Vond6795/
Vassend6756/
Batends6721/
Bandsch6716/
Vantsch6715/
Vayntse6710/
Vamd676/
Vanţ675/
Uand673/
Bandsze672/
Vaintse671/
Veatind671/
Wandsøe671/

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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 Vands
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