Vanwersch Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vanwersch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanwersch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Vanwersch Last Name Facts

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

Vanwersch occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vanwersch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanwersch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Vanwersch reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 125,090. In The Netherlands Vanwersch is most common in: Limburg, where 70 percent live, North Holland, where 15 percent live and South Holland, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands Vanwersch occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanweersch9546/
Vanwers8819/
Vanwerst8219/
Vanweers823/
Vanweerst7814/
Vanbers758/
Vanvers751/
Vanbeers71109/
Vanverst7129/
Vanvorsh710/
Vanverse710/
Vanvors6330/
Banvers631/
Fanbers631/
Vanvars630/
Bannbers599/
Vhambers591/
Vanvirst590/
Bambers5012/
Fambers501/

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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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  • 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 Vanwersch
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