van Wel Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6721:25,1304,082
Australia321:843,61652,533
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Wel Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Wel is most common in The Netherlands. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 447,670th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. The last name van Wel is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of van Wel live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 672 people, or 1 in 25,130. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 24 percent live, South Holland, where 24 percent live and North Brabant, where 21 percent live. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

van Wel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Wel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Wel surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Wel Last Name Statistics demography

van Wel earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $49,805 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Wel
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