van Wely Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5201:32,4755,414
Canada421:877,27667,671
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England181:3,095,448105,421
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van Wely Last Name Facts

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

van Wely is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 510,276th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. The last name van Wely is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of van Wely live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Wely is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 520 people, or 1 in 32,475. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 27 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and North Brabant, where 17 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

van Wely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Wely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Wely surname grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Wely Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Wely earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.96% more than the national average, earning $50,162 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 Wely
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