van Wallegem Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
van Wallegem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
van Wallegem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Wallegem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Wallegem is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Wallegem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Wallegem are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname van Wallegem is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,832,215. In Belgium van Wallegem is most common in: Walloon Region, where 67 percent live and Flemish Region, where 33 percent live. Beside Belgium it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent live and The Netherlands, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Walleghem | 96 | 749 | / |
| Vanwalleghem | 92 | 883 | / |
| van Waleghem | 92 | 1 | / |
| van Waeleghem | 88 | 86 | / |
| van Wolleghem | 88 | 12 | / |
| van Wallegham | 88 | 9 | / |
| van Walleghen | 88 | 7 | / |
| Vanwaelleghem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vanwolleghem | 83 | 226 | / |
| Vanwallegham | 83 | 9 | / |
| Vanwelleghem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vanwallaghem | 83 | 1 | / |
| van Elegem | 82 | 26 | / |
| van Hilleghem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanwallgham | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Loghem | 73 | 58 | / |
| van Loggem | 73 | 46 | / |
| van Walkom | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Ellekom | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vanloggem | 67 | 11 | / |
| van Lochem | 64 | 794 | / |
| van Luchem | 64 | 20 | / |
| Vanellekom | 64 | 4 | / |
| van Loghum | 64 | 1 | / |
| van Welkom | 64 | 1 | / |
| Vanlekim | 60 | 1 | / |
| van Hielkema | 58 | 22 | / |
| van Hijlkema | 58 | 7 | / |
| van Lacum | 57 | 21 | / |
| van Lakum | 57 | 20 | / |
| van Lochum | 55 | 6 | / |
| van Lackum | 55 | 0 | / |
| Vanili Kaim | 52 | 1 | / |
| Phanleekham | 52 | 1 | / |
| Vanheulekom | 52 | 1 | / |
| Vanhijlkema | 52 | 1 | / |
| van Hylckama | 50 | 29 | / |
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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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- 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 Wallegem
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