van Wegen Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5511:30,6485,090
Australia901:299,95226,269
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Wegen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Wegen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname van Wegen is the 497,847th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. van Wegen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of van Wegen live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 551 people, or 1 in 30,648. In The Netherlands van Wegen is most common in: Utrecht, where 36 percent are found, North Holland, where 13 percent are found and Gelderland, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

van Wegen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Wegen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

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