Vanwesel Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vanwesel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanwesel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Vanwesel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vanwesel is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanwesel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vanwesel is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Vanwesel reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,874,161. In Belgium Vanwesel is most prevalent in: Brussels Capital Region, where 50 percent live, Flemish Region, where 25 percent live and Walloon Region, where 25 percent live. Besides Belgium Vanwesel is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Vanwesel
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