Vandecan Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vandecan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vandecan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1761:65,32210,474
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vandecan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vandecan is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandecan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vandecan is the 1,281,391st most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. Vandecan is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vandecan are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Vandecan is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 65,322. In Belgium Vandecan is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 10 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Belgium it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Vandecan
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