Verwilghen Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Verwilghen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verwilghen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4671:24,6183,891
France231:2,887,944200,772
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Verwilghen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verwilghen is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Verwilghen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 609,110th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. The surname Verwilghen is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Verwilghen reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 467 people, or 1 in 24,618. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 51 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 32 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 17 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verwilgen9521/
Verwilghem902/
Verwulghen901/
Verwlgen891/
Verlaghani701/
Verheyleweghen67158/
Furlghen670/

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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 Verwilghen
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