van Waetermeulen Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Waetermeulen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Waetermeulen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium581:198,21826,032
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Waetermeulen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Waetermeulen is most common in Belgium. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of van Waetermeulen.

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

The surname van Waetermeulen is the 2,436,415th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name van Waetermeulen is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Waetermeulen reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 198,218. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Belgium this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 2 percent reside.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Waetermeulen
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