van Wakeren Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wakeren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wakeren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3211:52,6089,020
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Wakeren Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Wakeren is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 821,713th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Wakeren live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 52,608. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Utrecht, where 37 percent reside, Gelderland, where 22 percent reside and North Holland, where 17 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands van Wakeren is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

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van Gruen708/
van Green707/
van Kroon705/
Vankeuran704/
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Van-Garen701/
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von Kyrein676/
Vanwiggern674/
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Vanakaraan673/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Wakeren
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