van Willegen Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Willegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Willegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3501:48,2498,255
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

van Willegen Last Name Facts

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

van Willegen is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 761,666th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of van Willegen live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 350 people, or 1 in 48,249. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 23 percent live, Gelderland, where 17 percent live and Zeeland, where 17 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

van Willegen Last Name Statistics demography

van Willegen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $47,121 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Williegen961/
van Willigen921,453/
van Wiligen871/
van Bellegen831/
van Vliegen783/
van Weilzen781/
von Willisen755/
van Belligen751/
van Vlezen731/
von Vlesen641/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Willegen
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