Von Surname

9,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Von Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Von Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia50,0911:30957
United States4,3051:84,1959,534
Russia4381:329,04833,062
Vietnam3571:259,5131,079
Uzbekistan2721:113,7106,700
Germany2301:350,02433,964
Kazakhstan2251:78,5899,217
China1491:9,176,655599
Canada1381:266,99725,150
Mexico1211:1,025,83613,317
Zimbabwe1091:141,63518,305
Malaysia611:483,51224,345
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Czechia511:208,49929,840
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Australia451:599,90442,958
Romania431:466,92736,259
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Kyrgyzstan301:199,08819,743
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Latvia261:78,84811,595
England251:2,228,72284,230
Sweden231:428,12030,474
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Estonia121:110,15019,471
France121:5,535,227269,324
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
India81:95,883,173728,828
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Norway61:857,04855,549
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Panama41:978,06412,245
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Palau11:21,643223
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

Von (58,967) may also be a first name.

Von Last Name Facts

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

Von (Georgian: ვონ, Hindi: वोन, Marathi: वॉन, Russian: Вон) is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Von? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,842nd most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 127,256 people. The surname Von occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Von live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 16,093rd most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 58,967 people.

Von is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 50,091 people, or 1 in 309. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Prey Veng Province, where 11 percent live, Kandal Province, where 11 percent live and Kampong Cham Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Cambodia Von is found in 101 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Von Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Von has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Von last name increased 2,142 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Von Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Von last name are 8.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Von earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 329.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 83,344 per year; in United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $51,037 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vong86116,723/
Voon8611,072/
Vuon864,319/
Voin862,791/
Voyn86402/
Voun86272/
Vone86244/
Vohn86239/
Vonn86155/
Hvon86112/
Vont86106/
Vond8695/
Vonh8631/
Vhon8631/
Vgon861/
Votn861/
Vojn861/
Vosn860/
Vuong75230,835/
Voong752,843/
Voyng751,912/
Vonck751,584/
Vosen751,116/
Voßen75580/
Voung75340/
Votin75287/
Hvong75255/
Vogne75184/
Vonne7579/
Voune7566/
Vosne7550/
Voing7547/
Voyne7542/
Vhone7517/
Voine7517/
Vosin7516/
Voncq7512/
Vhong7510/
Vohun759/
Vuont758/
Vounn758/
Votyn756/
Voone755/
Vongh754/
Vuond753/
Vosyn753/
Vongg753/
Vošen752/
Vhonn752/
Vount751/
Vuonc751/
Vuone751/
Voojn751/
Vocin751/
Voint751/
Voinė751/
Voisn751/
Vfone751/
Vondd751/
Vuonh751/
Vwong751/
Vothn751/
Voynn751/
Vound750/
Vondt750/
Voten750/
Van67626,174/
Won67155,635/
Bon6751,164/
Voisin6724,892/
Fon6716,935/
Vossen677,957/
Vom671,344/
Vochin671,069/
Voosen67584/
Uon67557/
Vongue67312/
Vohsen67247/
Voytin67175/
Ván67145/
Voyten67106/
Voisen6748/
Vossin6747/
Geevon6737/
Voitin6717/
Voußen6715/
Vouhon6712/
Voityn6711/
Vonova6710/
Vouhan679/
Vounne678/
Vounck677/
Voshyn677/
Voigne676/
Vongkh676/
Văn674/
Voisne673/
Voting673/
Vân673/
Voogne673/
Vossyn673/
Voseen672/
Vàn672/
Voutin672/
Vottin672/
Voongh672/
Voosin672/
Voysin672/
Voscin671/
Votten671/
Vouthn671/
Vonckh671/
Voonth671/
Voiten671/
Voineh671/
Vãn671/
Vão671/
Vocent671/
Voisín671/
Vonová671/
Voteng671/
Vousin671/
Vuonne671/
D'Vonn671/
Voseng671/
Voheen670/

Von Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Von in the Georgian language
ვონvon-
Von in the Hindi language
वोनvona-
Von in the Marathi language
वॉनvona-
Von in the Russian language
Вонvon-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Von
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