van Walleghem Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Walleghem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Walleghem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5291:21,7333,382
Canada1641:224,66821,579
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

van Walleghem Last Name Facts

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

van Walleghem is found most in Belgium. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 452,985th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of van Walleghem reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 529 people, or 1 in 21,733. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent live, Walloon Region, where 14 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Belgium this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

van Walleghem Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Walleghem earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 36.88% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,236 per year and in Canada they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $52,153 CAD per year.

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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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