Vanmeeuwen Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vanmeeuwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanmeeuwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Vanmeeuwen Last Name Facts

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

Vanmeeuwen is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanmeeuwen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanmeeuwen is the 3,141,416th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Vanmeeuwen occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Vanmeeuwen live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 459,866. In Belgium Vanmeeuwen is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside.

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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
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