van Opphem Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Opphem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Opphem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium121:958,05473,966
France31:22,140,907385,998

van Opphem Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Opphem is most common in Belgium. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name van Opphem occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of van Opphem are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 958,054. In Belgium van Opphem is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 83 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent live and Flemish Region, where 8 percent live. Outside of Belgium this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Ophem95410/
Vanopphem9559/
van Oppem954/
Vanopphm891/
Vanoppem891/
van Boeghem766/
van Peyma740/
van Ophuysen7347/
van Ophuisen7320/
van Bom7119/
van Pam711/
Vanipem711/
van Ophuijsen7013/
van Beem671,019/
van Boom67695/
van Beughem6725/
Vanpeyma674/
van Beam670/
van Aspine601/

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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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  • 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 Opphem
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