Weelen Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Weelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Weelen Last Name Facts

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

Weelen is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weelen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,649,806th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Weelen reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 228,205. In The Netherlands Weelen is mostly found in: Limburg, where 76 percent reside, Gelderland, where 11 percent reside and South Holland, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Weelen occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Weelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weelen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weelen last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheelen92223/
Weelend920/
Welen91145/
Wheelend861/
Wheelien860/
Wheelent860/
Beelen834,438/
Wellen832,865/
Welenc83941/
Whelen83512/
Wielen83204/
Wehlen83192/
Veelen83162/
Waelen83148/
Weulen8363/
Welien836/
Weilen835/
Weßeln831/
Hwelen831/
Weylen830/
Weelin830/
Wealen830/
Wheelehen8015/
Weln804/
Weelink77260/
Wesseln77226/
Whealen77157/
Wehlend77101/
Wheelin7796/
Waehlen7730/
Wetleng7730/
Wellene779/
Weilend777/
Wheleen773/
Whellen772/
Weallen771/
Weileen771/
Wheelln771/
Wellien771/
Beelenn771/
Weilien771/
Whaelen770/
Whelehn770/
Woehlen770/
Weylend770/
Wetlent770/
Belen7344,104/
Welin732,058/
Wilen731,547/
Walen731,354/
Welem73833/
Velen73389/
Wolen73251/
Welén73206/
Wylen7376/
Uelen7325/
Wålen7318/
Welln733/
Wheln731/
Wlehn731/
Welhn730/
Weelinck7145/
Weesling711/
Weiglien711/
Wheallen710/
Weillend710/
Whelehen710/
Weilenck710/
Wheelina710/
Wheelind710/
Weallend710/
Whalen6740,699/
Wallen6711,853/
Wahlen673,501/
Willen673,005/
Wollen671,026/
Beylen67919/
Wellin67310/
Waalen67306/
Weilin67282/
Waylen67261/
Velent67238/
Wehlin67186/
Wählen67180/
Vaelen67134/
Veloen67111/
Walien67109/
Wailen6784/
Vehlen6767/
Witlen6764/
Wohlen6760/
Velien6754/
Beilen6739/
Wellén6739/
Wilien6736/
Wihlen6719/
Wolien6718/
Wehlén6718/
Wielin6717/
Wilhen6717/
Vielen6717/
Wijlen6715/
Walenn6714/
Whealn6712/
Waleen6712/
Wylene6711/
Wyllen679/
Waløen679/
Veleng678/
Wilenø677/
Beleen676/
Bealen676/
Vetlen676/
Wileen676/
Whelin675/
Woleen675/
Wejlin674/
Weelim674/
Waloen673/
Wholen673/
Velenc673/
Huelen672/
Hbelen672/
Belenn672/
Wehlem672/
Wolaen671/
Whlene671/
Whelem671/
Voelen671/
Wieleń671/
Weleem671/
Waelyn671/
Beelén671/
Velenn671/
Weslhn671/
Whilen670/
Beelin670/
Wylent670/
Wolenn670/
Belehn670/
Hwalen670/
Woelin670/
Wealnd670/
Whellehen670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weelen
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