Vemeulen Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vemeulen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vemeulen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vemeulen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vemeulen is found most in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vemeulen? popularity and diffusion

Vemeulen is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Vemeulen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Vemeulen live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Vemeulen is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,814,529. In The Netherlands Vemeulen is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 83 percent are found and North Holland, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands Vemeulen exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vemeulien941/
Bemelen80263/
Vemelyn801/
Vemulan801/
Bemmelen7597/
Femmelen751/
Vemlin713/
Vumehleni711/
Vumlen710/
Wamelen6737/
Vomlehn6726/
Fmullen672/
Vemalyn671/
Vemilan671/
Vimelan671/

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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 Vemeulen
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