Verhaegen Surname

70,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Verhaegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verhaegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6,0741:1,893120
Netherlands4211:40,1126,809
France1481:448,80264,499
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Canada431:856,87466,382
Portugal281:372,08012,265
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Verhaegen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verhaegen occurs most in Belgium. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verhaegen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Verhaegen is the 70,971st most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,046,610 people. The last name Verhaegen occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Verhaegen reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 6,074 people, or 1 in 1,893. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent live and Walloon Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Belgium this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 6 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Verhaegen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Verhaegen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Verhaegen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Verhaegen last name are 1.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Verhaegen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.5% less than the national average, earning 257,834 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.51% more than the national average, earning $50,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $53,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verhaeghen95291/
Verhagen9412,210/
Veraegen941/
Verhegen940/
Verheggen891,452/
Verhaagen89408/
Verheugen89234/
Øverhagen8917/
Verhaggen893/
Verheegen892/
Verhuegen891/
Verhaecen891/
Verhaegem891/
Veragen88457/
Veregen889/
Verhagn880/
Øverhaugen8413/
Vereggen82130/
Vorhagen82103/
Werhagen827/
Verhogen822/
Varhagen821/
Virhagen820/
Ferhagen820/
Wehrhagen7833/
Verhuygen781/
Veregin75880/
Feragen75478/
Voragen75205/
Varagen751/
Weregen751/
Feregen751/
Virragen717/
Wirhagen716/
Varragen712/
Ferragen712/
Weregien711/
Vereagin711/
Vairagen711/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Verhaegen
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