von May Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
von May Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
von May Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von May Come From? nationality or country of origin
von May occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von May? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. von May is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of von May live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 228,137. In Switzerland von May is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 47 percent are found, Canton of Schwyz, where 22 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Switzerland it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 14 percent are found and Peru, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van May | 86 | 4 | / |
| von Moy | 86 | 2 | / |
| von Matt | 80 | 295 | / |
| von Mach | 80 | 42 | / |
| von Maus | 80 | 6 | / |
| von Maia | 80 | 4 | / |
| van Ma | 77 | 6 | / |
| van My | 77 | 3 | / |
| von Maass | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Mai | 71 | 58 | / |
| van Mey | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Mat | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Mau | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Maas | 67 | 136 | / |
| van Mast | 67 | 41 | / |
| von Meer | 67 | 23 | / |
| van Maat | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Mooy | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Metz | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Mach | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Mist | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Meiß | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Moye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Von-Matt | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Meiss | 63 | 60 | / |
| van Mer | 57 | 47 | / |
| van Moe | 57 | 24 | / |
| van Mij | 57 | 2 | / |
| van Mes | 57 | 2 | / |
| van Meu | 57 | 1 | / |
| van Mee | 57 | 1 | / |
| Van-Mai | 57 | 1 | / |
| van Mei | 57 | 1 | / |
| van Moi | 57 | 1 | / |
| van Mui | 57 | 1 | / |
| van Mep | 57 | 0 | / |
| van Meer | 53 | 2,464 | / |
| van Meus | 53 | 3 | / |
| van Mees | 53 | 1 | / |
| van Meij | 53 | 1 | / |
| van Metts | 50 | 1 | / |
| van Meijs | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 May
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