van Wijnen Surname

279,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wijnen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wijnen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3341:12,6591,827
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Wijnen Last Name Facts

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

van Wijnen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname van Wijnen is the 279,475th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,269,375 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Wijnen live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Wijnen is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,334 people, or 1 in 12,659. In The Netherlands van Wijnen is most numerous in: South Holland, where 37 percent reside, North Brabant, where 14 percent reside and Gelderland, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

van Wijnen Last Name Statistics demography

van Wijnen earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,893 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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