van Wesel Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wesel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wesel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2051:82,37613,768
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Wesel Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Wesel is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name van Wesel is the 895,817th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Wesel reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 82,376. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 66 percent live, North Holland, where 10 percent live and Gelderland, where 8 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

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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 Wesel
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