op de Weegh Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

op de Weegh Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), on the Road. Wegewijs, Guide or Guide-post. (variant: des Chemins.)

op de Weegh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2971:56,8599,787
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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op de Weegh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), on the Road. Wegewijs, Guide or Guide-post. (variant: des Chemins.)

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
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op de Weegh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name op de Weegh Come From? nationality or country of origin

op de Weegh has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of op de Weegh.

How Common Is The Last Name op de Weegh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 820,032nd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of op de Weegh live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 56,859. In The Netherlands op de Weegh is most numerous in: North Holland, where 30 percent are found, Overijssel, where 27 percent are found and North Brabant, where 10 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
op de Weeg952/
Opde Weegh951/
Opdeweegh9068/
op de Beek76199/
op de Beeck733,319/
op de Hoek6797/
op de Becq6726/
Opteegh671/

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