van de Wauw Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van de Wauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van de Wauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Belgium351:328,47637,084
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

van de Wauw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van de Wauw Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname van de Wauw occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van de Wauw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of van de Wauw are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 312,725. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Limburg, where 81 percent are found, Gelderland, where 15 percent are found and North Brabant, where 2 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 38 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van de Wouw91883/
Vandewauw9037/
van der Wouw871,113/
Vandewouw8026/
Vandeuw7810/
van der Bouw781/
van Dew781/
van Douw7415/
Van-De-Wouw731/
Vandew715/
van de Vuffe708/
Viandew671/
Vanedew671/
van Dow670/

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