van Winghem Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
van Winghem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
van Winghem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Winghem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Winghem is found most in Belgium. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Winghem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of van Winghem live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 425,802. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent live and Walloon Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Belgium this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Wingem | 95 | 2 | / |
| van Nghiem | 86 | 5 | / |
| Vanwynghem | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Ngem | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Neyghem | 82 | 151 | / |
| van Wingene | 82 | 14 | / |
| van Wijngene | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Unchem | 76 | 16 | / |
| van Wankem | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Huyneghem | 75 | 22 | / |
| van Hanegem | 73 | 127 | / |
| van Wyngene | 73 | 34 | / |
| van Vingene | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Huynegem | 70 | 96 | / |
| van Ngoma | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Wankum | 67 | 61 | / |
| von Wenckheim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fanningham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Van-Vingene | 64 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Winghem
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