van Elegem Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
van Elegem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
van Elegem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Elegem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Elegem is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Elegem.
How Common Is The Last Name van Elegem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name van Elegem occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of van Elegem reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 459,866. In Belgium it is most common in: Brussels Capital Region, where 56 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 40 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium van Elegem occurs in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Waeleghem | 87 | 86 | / |
| van Hileghem | 82 | 60 | / |
| van Wallegem | 82 | 5 | / |
| van Waleghem | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vanwelleghem | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Loghem | 80 | 58 | / |
| van Loggem | 80 | 46 | / |
| van Walleghem | 78 | 749 | / |
| van Wolleghem | 78 | 12 | / |
| Vanwaelleghem | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Hilleghem | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Ellekom | 76 | 1 | / |
| Vanloggem | 74 | 11 | / |
| Vanwalleghem | 73 | 883 | / |
| Vanwolleghem | 73 | 226 | / |
| van Hielkema | 73 | 22 | / |
| van Lochem | 70 | 794 | / |
| van Luchem | 70 | 20 | / |
| van Wallegham | 70 | 9 | / |
| Vanellekom | 70 | 4 | / |
| van Welkom | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Loghum | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vanheulekom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanlekim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanwallegham | 64 | 9 | / |
| van Hijlkema | 64 | 7 | / |
| Vanwallaghem | 64 | 1 | / |
| van Lacum | 63 | 21 | / |
| van Lakum | 63 | 20 | / |
| van Lochum | 60 | 6 | / |
| van Walkom | 60 | 1 | / |
| van Lackum | 60 | 0 | / |
| Phanleekham | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vanwallgham | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vanhijlkema | 57 | 1 | / |
| van Hylckama | 55 | 29 | / |
| Vanolakam | 53 | 13 | / |
| Vanolacam | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vanlackum | 53 | 1 | / |
| van Hijlckama | 52 | 1 | / |
| von Lackum | 50 | 13 | / |
| Vanhylkama | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 van Elegem
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