Vlecken Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vlecken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vlecken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Vlecken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vlecken is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vlecken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Vlecken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Vlecken are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 469,088. In The Netherlands Vlecken is most frequent in: Limburg, where 81 percent reside, Overijssel, where 17 percent reside and North Holland, where 3 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent reside and Belgium, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flecken86914/
Blecken86300/
Vlekken86166/
Bleicken80117/
Bleecken8012/
Fleucken800/
Bleken77215/
Velken77129/
Vilken77122/
Willecken7513/
Wilcken711,160/
Flocken71679/
Bleaken71159/
Blekken7180/
Blesken7177/
Vehlken7162/
Flekken7155/
Veelken7147/
Bleeken7146/
Bleiken7144/
Blechen7136/
Wölcken7118/
Flesken7115/
Fleacen713/
Wlechen712/
Fleckne711/
Velchen711/
Flicken711/
Voelken711/
Flechen711/
Blejken711/
Welcken710/
Flacken710/
Floeken710/
Vilkienė671,487/
Blekkenk6745/
Willeken6724/
Blechkin6711/
Vilkn6710/
Woelcken674/
Wilckenn671/
Bleichen671/
Vellecin671/
Vlkin671/
Velchkin671/
Velliken671/
Velkienė671/
Blekienė671/
Bletsken671/
Wlken671/

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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 Vlecken
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