Vanvolsem Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vanvolsem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanvolsem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1561:73,69611,740
France61:11,070,454349,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vanvolsem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vanvolsem occurs most in Belgium. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanvolsem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanvolsem is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Vanvolsem live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 73,696. In Belgium Vanvolsem is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 66 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 17 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides Belgium it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Volsem95281/
Van-Volsem956/
Vanvolxem8935/
Vanvolsen8915/
Vanvolsom8914/
Vanvolsum8911/
Vanvolcem891/
van Volcem8453/
van Volsom8444/
van Volsum842/
van Valsem841/
van Velsem841/
Vanwalsem787/
van Velsum7411/
Vanwalsen6742/
Vanvalzen672/

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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 Vanvolsem
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