Verlegh Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Verlegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verlegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1561:108,25117,376
Belgium661:174,19223,583
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Verlegh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Verlegh occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verlegh? popularity and diffusion

Verlegh is the 1,052,587th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Verlegh reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Verlegh is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 108,251. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 37 percent live, North Brabant, where 33 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verleigh931/
Verleg92508/
Verloeg861/
Varleigh8017/
Berleigh8011/
Werleigh8010/
Verlek7763/
Verlig771/
Werleg771/
Wehrleigh750/
Verlaek71160/
Frelegh712/
Farlegh711/
Farleigh67636/
Freleigh6711/
Farliegh6710/
Warleigh6710/
Verlique675/
Verlk671/
Foerlheg670/
Forleigh670/
Birleigh670/

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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 Verlegh
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