Waalewijn Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Waalewijn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waalewijn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1621:104,24216,843
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Waalewijn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waalewijn is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waalewijn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,315,412th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname Waalewijn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Waalewijn are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 104,242. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 28 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and Gelderland, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waalewyn8233/
Wallewein78142/
Waallewyn782/
Balewin752/
Valewink7137/
Walewene7131/
Walevein7122/
Walywn672/
Wallevain672/
Hwalahwin671/

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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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  • 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 Waalewijn
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