van Messem Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Messem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

van Messem 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
Belgium631:182,48624,456
France291:2,290,439180,028
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain21:23,376,018128,922

van Messem Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Messem is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Messem? popularity and diffusion

The last name van Messem is the 1,828,462nd most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname van Messem is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of van Messem live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 182,486. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Belgium van Messem exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 28 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 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
van Messen907/
van Messom906/
van Meesen8026/
van Meene7448/
van Muysen7079/
van Michem708/
van Meeson701/
van Mean671/
van Muyzen601/
van Minh5618/
van Main560/
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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 Messem
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