Vandebroek Surname

275,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vandebroek Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'from Brussels' in Old Dutch.

Vandebroek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,3781:8,3431,165
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Vandebroek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'from Brussels' in Old Dutch.

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Vandebroek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vandebroek is most common in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandebroek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 275,425th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,172,140 people. Vandebroek is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vandebroek reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,378 people, or 1 in 8,343. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent live, Walloon Region, where 5 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Belgium this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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