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

The last name Velpen is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Velpen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Velpen are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Velpen is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,832,215. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Belgium this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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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