van Wessen Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
van Wessen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
van Wessen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Wessen Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Wessen is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Wessen? popularity and diffusion
van Wessen is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 86 percent of van Wessen live; 86 percent live in Australasia and 86 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name van Wessen is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,499,284. In Australia it is primarily found in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Australia van Wessen occurs in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Wissen | 90 | 1,131 | / |
| van Wessem | 90 | 207 | / |
| van Bessen | 90 | 31 | / |
| van Vessen | 90 | 14 | / |
| van Wassen | 90 | 6 | / |
| von Weissen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Wasen | 84 | 70 | / |
| van Weene | 84 | 13 | / |
| van Wisen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Uesen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Vessem | 80 | 842 | / |
| van Wetten | 80 | 730 | / |
| van Vossen | 80 | 471 | / |
| van Besien | 80 | 268 | / |
| van Witsen | 80 | 66 | / |
| van Wissem | 80 | 65 | / |
| van Waasen | 80 | 55 | / |
| van Wahsen | 80 | 25 | / |
| van Beesen | 80 | 23 | / |
| Van-Wissen | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Bissen | 80 | 2 | / |
| von Wiesen | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Weeson | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Huesen | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Wissing | 76 | 71 | / |
| van Huissen | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Wissink | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Vasen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Besin | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Wyson | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Veten | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Wichen | 70 | 323 | / |
| van Wechem | 70 | 102 | / |
| van Wychen | 70 | 56 | / |
| Van Huisen | 70 | 25 | / |
| van Vetten | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Buysen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Von Vessem | 70 | 1 | / |
| von Wasson | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Wijchen | 67 | 111 | / |
| van Buijsen | 67 | 22 | / |
| van Wijn | 67 | 4 | / |
| van Wyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Vetchen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wessen
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