Velpen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Norway

Velpen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Velpen Last Name Facts

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

Velpen occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velpen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Velpen live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,832,215. In Belgium Velpen is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Belgium this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 29 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vehelpen861/
Welpen831/
Felpen831/
Felpin6720/
Vilpin6716/
Welpin679/
Wilpen675/
Belpin672/
Flppen671/
Belping6242/
Phelpin6237/
Vilpina623/
Filppen622/
Belpina621/
Belpuin621/
Vylpyna621/
Fleppen620/
Philpen620/
Wlpn602/
Pheulpin571,119/
Phillppen531/
Bilpin502/
Filpin502/
Philpn501/
Wlping500/

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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 Velpen
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