Vertongen Surname

230,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Monaco

Vertongen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vertongen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,5491:7,422995
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
France441:1,509,607143,950
United States231:15,759,084542,937
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Vertongen Last Name Facts

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

Vertongen occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vertongen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 230,517th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,152,448 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Vertongen live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Vertongen is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,549 people, or 1 in 7,422. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Belgium it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 5 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Vertongen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vertongen earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 5.45% less than the national average, earning R 224,688 per year and in United States they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $42,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vertonghen95204/
Verthongen9522/
Vertogen9475/
Vertongem890/
Virtangn711/
Bertoncin67774/
Berthagen6740/
Bertonsin6732/
Bertonzin6716/
Bertangin671/
Bertonssin635/
Bertonzzin632/
Bertognh591/
Wrethagen5617/
Bertoncim5610/
Bertanzin565/
Bertonsim564/
Bertonzim562/
Bertomcin561/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vertongen
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