Vliegen Surname

190,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vliegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vliegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,3831:8,3131,162
Netherlands7231:23,3573,746
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
United States181:20,136,607622,629
France151:4,428,181244,602
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Vliegen Last Name Facts

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

Vliegen is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vliegen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 190,695th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,294,551 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Vliegen are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,383 people, or 1 in 8,313. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 10 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Vliegen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vliegen surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vliegen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $43,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vlieghen931/
Vligen921/
Fliegen86240/
Vleegen863/
Fliesgen8022/
Blietgen808/
Bliengen801/
Pfliegen801/
Blegen77874/
Bligen77440/
Flegen776/
Vlugen770/
Flisgen7113/
Bliesen719/
Fleguen711/
Pflegen710/
Fliegne710/
Fleegen710/
Willigen67217/
Billigen6756/
Blyitgen6731/
Willegen6717/
Wålengen6713/
Villigem672/
Flign672/
Pflegeng671/
Billegen671/

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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
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  • 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 Vliegen
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