van Wiechen Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wiechen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wiechen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Wiechen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Wiechen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van Wiechen click here.

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

This surname is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. van Wiechen occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of van Wiechen are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 276,839. In The Netherlands van Wiechen is most common in: North Brabant, where 34 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and North Holland, where 20 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 27 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.

van Wiechen Last Name Statistics demography

van Wiechen earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $53,992 CAD per year.

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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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