Vanwissen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vanwissen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanwissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vanwissen Last Name Facts

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

Vanwissen is most common in Belgium. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanwissen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vanwissen is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Vanwissen reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 676,273. In Belgium Vanwissen is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 94 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 6 percent reside. Other than Belgium it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Vanwissen Last Name Statistics demography

Vanwissen earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.94% more than the national average, earning $56,611 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Vanwissen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis