van Willigen Surname

268,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Willigen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Willigen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3591:12,4261,780
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Denmark91:627,19136,734
France91:7,380,302306,885
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Willigen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Willigen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 268,560th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,015,517 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Willigen live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,359 people, or 1 in 12,426. In The Netherlands van Willigen is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 38 percent are found, Gelderland, where 18 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

van Willigen Last Name Statistics demography

van Willigen earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $55,095 CAD per year.

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