Vijgenboom Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Vijgenboom 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.
Read More About This SurnameVijgenboom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 63 | 1:268,050 | 33,531 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Vijgenboom Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
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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Where Does The Last Name Vijgenboom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vijgenboom is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vijgenboom.
How Common Is The Last Name Vijgenboom? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vijgenboom are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 268,050. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 51 percent reside, North Brabant, where 21 percent reside and South Holland, where 17 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faigenbom | 74 | 12 | / |
| Figenboim | 74 | 2 | / |
| Faigenboim | 70 | 12 | / |
| Feigenboim | 70 | 4 | / |
| Faigenboym | 70 | 4 | / |
| Feigenboum | 70 | 3 | / |
| Weijsenbom | 70 | 1 | / |
| Fiegenboim | 70 | 1 | / |
| Foigenboim | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vainboim | 67 | 17 | / |
| Faiguenboim | 67 | 17 | / |
| Voinboim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Figenbam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wisenbom | 67 | 0 | / |
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