van Wiefferen Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
van Wiefferen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
van Wiefferen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Wiefferen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Wiefferen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Wiefferen? popularity and diffusion
van Wiefferen is the 2,909,720th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Wiefferen are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 383,799. In The Netherlands van Wiefferen is mostly found in: North Holland, where 39 percent reside, Groningen, where 20 percent reside and Gelderland, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands van Wiefferen occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Wifferen | 96 | 98 | / |
| van Efferen | 92 | 267 | / |
| van Offeren | 83 | 245 | / |
| van Afferen | 83 | 16 | / |
| van Veeren | 78 | 68 | / |
| van Offern | 78 | 59 | / |
| Vanofferen | 78 | 52 | / |
| van Everen | 78 | 9 | / |
| van Oeveren | 75 | 1,002 | / |
| van Waveren | 75 | 915 | / |
| van Veyeren | 75 | 37 | / |
| Vaneveren | 73 | 20 | / |
| van Efran | 73 | 6 | / |
| Vanveeren | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Fruen | 73 | 0 | / |
| van Evern | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vanoeveren | 70 | 240 | / |
| Vanwaveren | 70 | 41 | / |
| van Vueren | 70 | 25 | / |
| van Oevern | 70 | 25 | / |
| van Overen | 70 | 16 | / |
| van Führen | 70 | 4 | / |
| van Wavern | 70 | 4 | / |
| van Ferney | 70 | 3 | / |
| van Verren | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Verena | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vanfern | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Fooren | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Veuren | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Haveren | 67 | 49 | / |
| Vanveren | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Heuverweyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Fran | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viana Ifran | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Waveran | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Wiefferen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis