van Wambeke Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Wambeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wambeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5381:21,3693,307
France731:909,900105,096
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

van Wambeke Last Name Facts

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

van Wambeke is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

It is the 506,165th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. The surname van Wambeke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of van Wambeke reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Belgium, where it is held by 538 people, or 1 in 21,369. In Belgium van Wambeke is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 70 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 20 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Belgium this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

van Wambeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Wambeke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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