van Meighem Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
van Meighem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van Meighem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Meighem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Meighem is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of van Meighem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Meighem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of van Meighem are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,748,322. In Belgium van Meighem is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanmeighem | 95 | 21 | / |
| van Mighem | 95 | 2 | / |
| van Mieghem | 91 | 1,354 | / |
| van Migem | 90 | 43 | / |
| van Miegem | 86 | 31 | / |
| van Mieghen | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Megesen | 73 | 18 | / |
| van Hemmem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanamem | 67 | 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
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- 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 Meighem
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