Vijgeboom Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Vijgeboom Surname User-submission:

The literal meaning of the surname, Vijgenboom, is 'fig tree', wherein vijgen means 'fig' and boom means 'tree'. A Dutch variant of this surname is "Vijgeboom", which shares its meaning, but is written in a slightly different way.

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Vijgeboom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vijgeboom Surname Meaning

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The literal meaning of the surname, Vijgenboom, is 'fig tree', wherein vijgen means 'fig' and boom means 'tree'. A Dutch variant of this surname is "Vijgeboom", which shares its meaning, but is written in a slightly different way.

Vijgenboom is a Dutch surname, although it is believed to be sharing roots with the German versions of the surname: Feigenbaum, Fiegenbaum and Fiegen.

Source: Vijgenboom stam en takken, bladeren en vruchten : Geschiedenis van een familie : Deel 1 en 2, Valk, H.W.H. (1994)

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Vijgeboom Last Name Facts

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

Vijgeboom has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vijgeboom.

How Common Is The Last Name Vijgeboom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vijgeboom is the 1,817,111th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Vijgeboom live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 194,105. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 44 percent reside, North Holland, where 20 percent reside and North Brabant, where 11 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent reside and Suriname, where 4 percent reside.

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