van Waeleghem Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
van Waeleghem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 83 | 1:138,514 | 19,805 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
van Waeleghem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Waeleghem Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Waeleghem occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Waeleghem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname van Waeleghem is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Waeleghem are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
van Waeleghem is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 138,514. In Belgium van Waeleghem is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Belgium this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Waleghem | 96 | 1 | / |
| van Walleghem | 92 | 749 | / |
| Vanwaelleghem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vanwalleghem | 88 | 883 | / |
| van Wallegem | 88 | 5 | / |
| Vanwelleghem | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Elegem | 87 | 26 | / |
| van Wolleghem | 85 | 12 | / |
| van Wallegham | 85 | 9 | / |
| Vanwolleghem | 80 | 226 | / |
| Vanwallegham | 80 | 9 | / |
| Vanwallaghem | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Loghem | 78 | 58 | / |
| van Hilleghem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanwallgham | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Lochem | 70 | 794 | / |
| van Loggem | 70 | 46 | / |
| van Luchem | 70 | 20 | / |
| van Walkom | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Loghum | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Welkom | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Ellekom | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Hielkema | 64 | 22 | / |
| Vanloggem | 64 | 11 | / |
| van Lochum | 61 | 6 | / |
| Vanellekom | 61 | 4 | / |
| Vanheulekom | 58 | 1 | / |
| Vanlekim | 57 | 1 | / |
| van Hijlkema | 56 | 7 | / |
| van Lacum | 55 | 21 | / |
| van Lakum | 55 | 20 | / |
| van Lackum | 52 | 0 | / |
| Vanhijlkema | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vanili Kaim | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phanleekham | 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 Waeleghem
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