van Wetering Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wetering Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wetering Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2381:70,95512,066
Australia351:771,30649,759
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Belgium211:547,45951,586
United States191:19,076,786604,894

The alternate forms: van Wétering (1) are calculated separately.

van Wetering Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Wetering occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: van Wétering. Click here to see other possible spellings of van Wetering.

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

van Wetering is the 809,613th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of van Wetering live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 70,955. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 46 percent live, South Holland, where 24 percent live and North Brabant, where 11 percent live. Besides The Netherlands van Wetering is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent live and New Zealand, where 9 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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