von Au Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

von Au Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Au Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

von Au Last Name Facts

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

von Au occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of von Au click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von Au? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of von Au live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name von Au is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 8,945,051. In Germany von Au is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 44 percent reside, Bavaria, where 11 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

von Au Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of von Au has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the von Au surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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von Aue921/
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von Ah831,024/
van Au837/
von Ha836/
von Ai831/
von Hauch801/
van Hau779/
von Ach776/
von Awe772/
von Uht772/
von App771/
von Ash770/
van A732/
van U731/
van Haut71160/
von Huth7138/
von Hout7137/
von Haas7115/
von Asch712/
van Auch712/
van Haus712/
von Gija711/
von Hays711/
van Ault711/
von Gaia711/
von Hawe711/
von Hayd710/
van Haue710/
van As674,866/
van Hauwe67444/
van Haudt67164/
von Hacht6756/
van Ha6749/
von Oy6719/
von Ey6712/
van Ut674/
von Heuss672/
van Us672/
von Hagge671/
Van Aa671/
von D'Ahe671/
von Ee671/
van Ai671/
van Haust670/

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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
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  • 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 von Au
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