von Gordon Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

von Gordon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Gordon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

von Gordon Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Gordon is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of von Gordon reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 51 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 35 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

von Gordon Last Name Statistics demography

von Gordon earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 97.23% more than the national average, earning R 468,684 per year.

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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 von Gordon
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