van Wessem Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Monaco

van Wessem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wessem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1331:126,97119,799
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
England31:18,572,686338,250
Monaco31:12,3552,088
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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 most in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 1,155,901st most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of van Wessem are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held 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. Barring The Netherlands it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

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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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