van Wilgen Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

van Wilgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wilgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3481:48,5268,308
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Wilgen Last Name Facts

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

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

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

The surname is the 730,373rd most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. The last name van Wilgen is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of van Wilgen reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 48,526. In The Netherlands van Wilgen is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 49 percent live, North Holland, where 11 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

van Wilgen Last Name Statistics demography

van Wilgen earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.09% more than the national average, earning R 318,648 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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