van Wichen Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
van Wichen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 272 | 1:62,085 | 10,675 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
van Wichen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Wichen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Wichen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of van Wichen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Wichen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 847,909th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of van Wichen live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 62,085. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 30 percent live, South Holland, where 29 percent live and North Holland, where 24 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Wijchen | 95 | 111 | / |
| van Wiechen | 95 | 93 | / |
| van Wychen | 90 | 56 | / |
| van Wichem | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Wisen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Wissen | 80 | 1,131 | / |
| van Wiggen | 80 | 349 | / |
| van Weijen | 80 | 176 | / |
| van Wechem | 80 | 102 | / |
| van Witsen | 80 | 66 | / |
| von Wicken | 80 | 5 | / |
| van Wijken | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Wijn | 78 | 4 | / |
| van Waaijen | 76 | 55 | / |
| van Weijjen | 76 | 5 | / |
| van Waijjen | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Vetchen | 76 | 0 | / |
| van Wegen | 74 | 662 | / |
| van Uijen | 74 | 45 | / |
| van Weene | 74 | 13 | / |
| van Wegin | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Huizen | 70 | 1,543 | / |
| van Wetten | 70 | 730 | / |
| van Besien | 70 | 268 | / |
| van Weegen | 70 | 74 | / |
| van Wissem | 70 | 65 | / |
| van Buizen | 70 | 26 | / |
| Van Huisen | 70 | 25 | / |
| van Wessen | 70 | 7 | / |
| von Bechen | 70 | 6 | / |
| Van-Wissen | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Bissen | 70 | 2 | / |
| von Wiesen | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Wekken | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Wayjen | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Huesen | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Baaijen | 67 | 87 | / |
| van Wissing | 67 | 71 | / |
| van Buijsen | 67 | 22 | / |
| van Binh | 67 | 14 | / |
| van Vinh | 67 | 7 | / |
| von Wittken | 67 | 3 | / |
| von Weissen | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Wissink | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Bain | 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
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- 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 Wichen
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