Wendelen Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wendelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1331:86,44113,498
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wendelen (57) may also be a first name.

Wendelen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wendelen is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wendelen.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendelen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wendelen is the 1,391,595th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wendelen live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,308,380th most common first name globally. It is borne by 57 people.

The last name Wendelen is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 86,441. In Belgium Wendelen is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

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