Vrenken Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vrenken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vrenken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2981:56,6689,739
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Vrenken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vrenken is found most in The Netherlands. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vrenken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vrenken is the 833,931st most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The last name Vrenken is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vrenken are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 56,668. In The Netherlands Vrenken is primarily found in: Limburg, where 37 percent are found, North Brabant, where 33 percent are found and Gelderland, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vrencken93137/
Frenken862,727/
Brenken86408/
Wrenken860/
Frencken80954/
Brennken801/
Brnken771/
Brenkienė756/
Frinken71421/
Brinken71159/
Brünken71141/
Fränken7158/
Frenkin7133/
Bremken7133/
Brenkin719/
Frenkyn714/
Frencen713/
Vrinkin711/
Brynken711/
Brincken6779/
Frenkina6710/
Frenkyna673/
Frenchen671/
Brinnken670/
Frinkken670/
Brenking670/

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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 Vrenken
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