Vennekens Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vennekens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vennekens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6541:17,5792,695
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
France181:3,690,151224,666
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vennekens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vennekens is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vennekens.

How Common Is The Last Name Vennekens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vennekens is the 444,963rd most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vennekens reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 654 people, or 1 in 17,579. In Belgium Vennekens is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 7 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Belgium it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Venekens941/
Bennekens8937/
Huennekens84272/
Winnekens78176/
Venekanis781/
Venkins756/
Vinkens751/
Venckns751/
Huennekins7423/
Huennakens741/
Winneckens741/
Vinkenes7158/
Vinckens7123/
Venkhins7111/
Vanakens711/
Winnekins6725/
Fenekansi6718/
Voneakins675/
Venganesa672/
Van-Knees671/
Vaneckins671/
Vanaukens671/

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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 Vennekens
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