Vanherwegen Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Vanherwegen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 212 | 1:54,229 | 8,821 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
Vanherwegen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanherwegen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vanherwegen is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanherwegen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,125,333rd most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vanherwegen live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 54,229. In Belgium Vanherwegen is most common in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 11 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Belgium it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Croatia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanherweghen | 96 | 25 | / |
| Vanherewegen | 96 | 2 | / |
| Van-Herwegen | 96 | 1 | / |
| Vanerwegen | 95 | 45 | / |
| Vanherrewegen | 92 | 78 | / |
| Vanarwegen | 86 | 68 | / |
| Vanregen | 84 | 4 | / |
| Vannoorwegen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fanregen | 74 | 7 | / |
| Vanwierigen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vonriegen | 70 | 5 | / |
| Vonhargen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vänerhagen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vonrigen | 63 | 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 Vanherwegen
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