van Welzen Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Welzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Welzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2511:67,28011,478
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van Welzen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Welzen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

van Welzen is the 928,396th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of van Welzen live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Welzen is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 67,280. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 52 percent live, North Holland, where 13 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

van Welzen Last Name Statistics demography

van Welzen earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.5% more than the national average, earning $56,885 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 Welzen
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