Where Does The Last Name van Wegen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name van Wegen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Wegen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 497,847^th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. The last name van Wegen occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of van Wegen live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 30,648. In The Netherlands van Wegen is primarily found in: Utrecht, where 36 percent live, North Holland, where 13 percent live and Gelderland, where 12 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

van Wegen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of van Wegen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Wegen surname declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.