Vaesken Surname

349,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Vaesken Surname User-submission:

Probably the origin of the Vaesken surname goes back to the Basque country. Everything indicates that it underwent spelling and pronunciation changes due to migration to the north of France (Nord pas de Calais). Vaes means 'Basque', ken means 'comes, from'.

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Vaesken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6041:109,97116,411
Paraguay3801:19,044789
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Vaesken Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Probably the origin of the Vaesken surname goes back to the Basque country. Everything indicates that it underwent spelling and pronunciation changes due to migration to the north of France (Nord pas de Calais). Vaes means 'Basque', ken means 'comes, from'. Therefore Vaesken means 'coming from Vasco'.

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Vaesken Last Name Facts

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

Vaesken is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaesken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vaesken is the 349,967th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 6,987,101 people. The surname Vaesken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Vaesken reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 604 people, or 1 in 109,971. In France Vaesken is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 68 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Occitanie, where 6 percent reside. Other than France this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Paraguay, where 36 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vasken9212/
Vesken923/
Vaezken861/
Veskienė804/
Vaesquen802/
Vaskin774,816/
Vaskyn77231/
Fasken77209/
Wasken7715/
Veskin7714/
Fesken7710/
Vösken771/
Vosken771/
Veshkin71617/
Huesken71297/
Vashkin71186/
Boesken71137/
Vaskinn7174/
Beisken7151/
Veshkyn7139/
Vashkyn7111/
Vasckin712/
Wiesken712/
Vayskin711/
Vaaskyn711/
Vasquen711/
Vasskin711/
Bausken710/
Vaškienė67518/
Vayskina6719/
Veytskin6713/
Vaezquen6711/
Voeshkin674/
Voskienė671/
Vaisekne671/
Vaytskin671/
Vashckin671/
Vaiskina671/
Vaschkin671/

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