van Wolleghem Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
van Wolleghem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
van Wolleghem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Wolleghem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Wolleghem occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Wolleghem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. van Wolleghem is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of van Wolleghem are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Wolleghem is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,916,107. In Belgium van Wolleghem is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 83 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Belgium it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanwolleghem | 96 | 226 | / |
| van Walleghem | 92 | 749 | / |
| Vanwalleghem | 88 | 883 | / |
| van Wallegem | 88 | 5 | / |
| Vanwelleghem | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Waleghem | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Waeleghem | 85 | 86 | / |
| van Wallegham | 85 | 9 | / |
| van Walleghen | 85 | 7 | / |
| Vanwaelleghem | 85 | 1 | / |
| van Hilleghem | 85 | 1 | / |
| Vanwallegham | 80 | 9 | / |
| Vanwallaghem | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Loghem | 78 | 58 | / |
| van Elegem | 78 | 26 | / |
| Vanwallgham | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Lochem | 70 | 794 | / |
| van Loggem | 70 | 46 | / |
| van Luchem | 70 | 20 | / |
| van Loghum | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Ellekom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanloggem | 64 | 11 | / |
| van Lochum | 61 | 6 | / |
| Vanellekom | 61 | 4 | / |
| van Welkom | 61 | 1 | / |
| van Walkom | 61 | 1 | / |
| Vanlekim | 57 | 1 | / |
| van Hielkema | 56 | 22 | / |
| van Hijlkema | 56 | 7 | / |
| van Lacum | 55 | 21 | / |
| van Lakum | 55 | 20 | / |
| Vanolakam | 55 | 13 | / |
| Vanolacam | 55 | 1 | / |
| van Lackum | 52 | 0 | / |
| Vanhijlkema | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phanleekham | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vanheulekom | 50 | 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 Wolleghem
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