Vanvuchelen Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Vanvuchelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 171 | 1:67,232 | 10,768 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Vanvuchelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanvuchelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vanvuchelen is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanvuchelen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,290,735th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Vanvuchelen is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vanvuchelen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 67,232. In Belgium Vanvuchelen is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent live, Walloon Region, where 3 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Belgium Vanvuchelen exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanveuchelen | 96 | 1 | / |
| Vanwichelen | 82 | 13 | / |
| Vanvosselen | 73 | 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 Vanvuchelen
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