van Walsem Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Walsem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Walsem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3771:44,7947,616
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

van Walsem Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Walsem is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

van Walsem is the 703,644th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Walsem are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Walsem is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 44,794. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Utrecht, where 32 percent live, Gelderland, where 22 percent live and North Holland, where 16 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Walsen9014/
van Valsem901/
van Volsem80281/
van Volxem70120/
van Volcem7053/
van Volsom7044/
van Volsen7011/
Van-Volsem706/
van Weilzen671/
von Balson601/
van Volxen601/
von Balsan600/

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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 Walsem
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