van Wessem Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
van Wessem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 133 | 1:126,971 | 19,799 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
van Wessem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Wessem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Wessem is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Wessem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,155,901st most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of van Wessem live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 126,971. In The Netherlands van Wessem is mostly found in: South Holland, where 29 percent reside, North Brabant, where 17 percent reside and North Holland, where 17 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Vessem | 90 | 842 | / |
| van Wissem | 90 | 65 | / |
| van Wassem | 90 | 31 | / |
| van Wessen | 90 | 7 | / |
| van Bessem | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Wissen | 80 | 1,131 | / |
| van Wechem | 80 | 102 | / |
| van Bessen | 80 | 31 | / |
| van Vessen | 80 | 14 | / |
| Von Vessem | 80 | 1 | / |
| von Weissen | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Weene | 74 | 13 | / |
| van Uesen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Wisen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Wetten | 70 | 730 | / |
| van Besien | 70 | 268 | / |
| van Witsen | 70 | 66 | / |
| van Beesen | 70 | 23 | / |
| von Wiesen | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Bissen | 70 | 2 | / |
| Van-Wissen | 70 | 2 | / |
| von Vossem | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Wichem | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Weeson | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Huesen | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Wissing | 67 | 71 | / |
| van Wissink | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Wyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Huissen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Wessem
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