Family names: Peeters & Janssens
Population
Family names such as Peeters, Janssens and Maes are still the most important ones in the top 10,000 of family names on 01/01/2020.
The top 10:
| Belgium | # | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peeters | 31,304 |
| 2 | Janssens | 28,773 |
| 3 | Maes | 24,735 |
| 4 | Jacobs | 19,229 |
| 5 | Mertens | 17,988 |
| 6 | Willems | 17,851 |
| 7 | Claes | 15,896 |
| 8 | Goossens | 15,342 |
| 9 | Wouters | 15,107 |
| 10 | De Smet | 13,577 |
At the very bottom of the list of the 10,000 most frequent family names, we find names such as De Lannoy, Gaillez, Leekens, Olislagers, Pâques or Vanderauwera, with only 181 people bearing them.
Top 10
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Most common family names in 2020 - Belgium and the Regions (top 10)
| Belgium | Brussels-Capital Region | Flemish Region | Walloon Region | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peeters | 31,304 | 1 | Diallo | 4,121 | 1 | Peeters | 27,977 | 1 | Dubois | 9,241 |
| 2 | Janssens | 28,773 | 2 | Bah | 2,345 | 2 | Janssens | 25,095 | 2 | Lambert | 8,481 |
| 3 | Maes | 24,735 | 3 | Barry | 1,632 | 3 | Maes | 21,628 | 3 | Martin | 6,683 |
| 4 | Jacobs | 19,229 | 4 | Sow | 1,147 | 4 | Jacobs | 16,523 | 4 | Dupont | 6,271 |
| 5 | Mertens | 17,988 | 5 | Nguyen | 970 | 5 | Willems | 14,877 | 5 | Simon | 6,120 |
| 6 | Willems | 17,851 | 6 | Janssens | 884 | 6 | Mertens | 14,848 | 6 | Leclercq | 5,928 |
| 7 | Claes | 15,896 | 7 | Dubois | 864 | 7 | Claes | 13,696 | 7 | Dumont | 5,875 |
| 8 | Goossens | 15,342 | 8 | Peeters | 795 | 8 | Wouters | 13,517 | 8 | Laurent | 5,533 |
| 9 | Wouters | 15,107 | 9 | Martin | 710 | 9 | Goossens | 13,217 | 9 | Lejeune | 5,355 |
| 10 | De Smet | 13,577 | 10 | Benali | 697 | 10 | De Smet | 12,216 | 10 | Renard | 5,290 |
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