Last Name VAN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • VAN is ranked as the 459th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 77,297.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 24.24 people named VAN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 57% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named VAN is 14,814, the rank is 2,653 and the proportion per 100k Americans named VAN is 4.65.

Last Names VAN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 77,297 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 459
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 24.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 14,814
  • National Rank 2,653
  • Proportion/100k 4.65

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name VAN is 51.6% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 5.1% Black, 39.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.1% Two or More Races, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name VAN have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name VAN is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name VAN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 51.6% 63.9% -12.3%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 5.1% 12.3% -7.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 39.5% 4.9% 34.6%
Two or more races 2.1% 1.8% 0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named VAN is California where 15,132 people have this name.
  • Iowa is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named VAN, as 128.17 in every 100,000 Iowans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Iowa.
  • Iowa is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Connecticut (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names VAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,522 19.58 99.7% Indiana 1,769 26.82 99.6% Iowa 3,983 128.17 99.9% Kansas 591 20.34 98.9% Michigan 2,410 24.32 99.8% Minnesota 1,418 25.98 99.7% Missouri 512 17.1 97.3% Nebraska 322 17.11 98.4% North Dakota 193 26.1 97.6% Ohio 2,277 19.64 99.6% South Dakota 849 99.5 99.8% Wisconsin 2,706 47.01 99.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name VAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,522 19.58 99.7%
Indiana 1,769 26.82 99.6%
Iowa 3,983 128.17 99.9%
Kansas 591 20.34 98.9%
Michigan 2,410 24.32 99.8%
Minnesota 1,418 25.98 99.7%
Missouri 512 17.1 97.3%
Nebraska 322 17.11 98.4%
North Dakota 193 26.1 97.6%
Ohio 2,277 19.64 99.6%
South Dakota 849 99.5 99.8%
Wisconsin 2,706 47.01 99.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names VAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 366 49.72 98.9% Arizona 1,117 16.59 99.4% California 15,132 39 99.9% Colorado 1,195 22.32 99.5% Hawaii 253 17.81 98.4% Idaho 523 32.01 99.0% Montana 314 30.66 98.9% Nevada 981 34.56 99.6% New Mexico 286 13.7 97.6% Oregon 1,688 42.51 99.7% Utah 1,101 37.43 99.1% Washington 2,828 40.04 99.8% Wyoming 177 30.33 97.9%

West States
State stats for the first name VAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 366 49.72 98.9%
Arizona 1,117 16.59 99.4%
California 15,132 39 99.9%
Colorado 1,195 22.32 99.5%
Hawaii 253 17.81 98.4%
Idaho 523 32.01 99.0%
Montana 314 30.66 98.9%
Nevada 981 34.56 99.6%
New Mexico 286 13.7 97.6%
Oregon 1,688 42.51 99.7%
Utah 1,101 37.43 99.1%
Washington 2,828 40.04 99.8%
Wyoming 177 30.33 97.9%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names VAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 104 2.88 94.9% Maine 51 3.83 86.3% Massachusetts 438 6.49 97.9% New Hampshire 47 3.52 88.5% New Jersey 375 4.2 98.1% New York 5,078 25.72 99.9% Pennsylvania 2,438 19.07 99.7% Rhode Island 36 3.46 84.6% Vermont 122 19.39 97.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name VAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 104 2.88 94.9%
Maine 51 3.83 86.3%
Massachusetts 438 6.49 97.9%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 88.5%
New Jersey 375 4.2 98.1%
New York 5,078 25.72 99.9%
Pennsylvania 2,438 19.07 99.7%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 84.6%
Vermont 122 19.39 97.1%
South State Statistics Last-Names VAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 488 10.07 97.1% Arkansas 455 15.33 97.8% Delaware 206 22.05 98.8% Dist. of Columbia 80 12.16 95.4% Florida 4,272 21.48 99.9% Georgia 1,596 15.8 99.3% Kentucky 564 12.78 97.6% Louisiana 750 16.14 98.3% Maryland 1,492 24.97 99.6% Mississippi 512 17.1 97.3% North Carolina 970 9.75 98.9% Oklahoma 328 8.45 96.9% South Carolina 913 18.89 98.9% Tennessee 815 12.45 98.5% Texas 1,880 6.97 99.2% Virginia 1,938 23.27 99.6% West Virginia 100 5.41 89.9%

South States
State stats for the first name VAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 488 10.07 97.1%
Arkansas 455 15.33 97.8%
Delaware 206 22.05 98.8%
Dist. of Columbia 80 12.16 95.4%
Florida 4,272 21.48 99.9%
Georgia 1,596 15.8 99.3%
Kentucky 564 12.78 97.6%
Louisiana 750 16.14 98.3%
Maryland 1,492 24.97 99.6%
Mississippi 512 17.1 97.3%
North Carolina 970 9.75 98.9%
Oklahoma 328 8.45 96.9%
South Carolina 913 18.89 98.9%
Tennessee 815 12.45 98.5%
Texas 1,880 6.97 99.2%
Virginia 1,938 23.27 99.6%
West Virginia 100 5.41 89.9%
 

Full Names with VAN as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have VAN as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named VAN.

The most popular full name is Der VAN. 2.93% of all the people named VAN have this given name.

There are 2669 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name VAN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Der VAN 2.93%
2 Pelt VAN 1.68%
3 Winkle VAN 1.45%
4 Den VAN 1.26%
5 Buren VAN 1.18%
6 Buskirk VAN 1.07%
7 Beek VAN 0.88%
8 Wyk VAN 0.83%
9 Dusen VAN 0.79%
10 Slyke VAN 0.71%
11 Kirk VAN 0.67%
12 Etten VAN 0.66%
13 Norman VAN 0.59%
14 Dyk VAN 0.59%
15 Vliet VAN 0.56%
16 Fossen VAN 0.55%
17 Fleet VAN 0.55%
18 Deusen VAN 0.53%
19 Doren VAN 0.53%
20 Dyke VAN 0.50%