de Valk Surname

243,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Valk Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'falcon'; in this case, a nickname for a falcon.

de Valk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4591:11,5741,625
Belgium521:221,08928,230
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Denmark191:297,09021,940
France131:5,109,440259,941
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England61:9,286,343223,652
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Curaçao11:157,2471,313

de Valk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'falcon'; in this case, a nickname for a falcon.

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de Valk Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Valk is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of de Valk.

How Common Is The Last Name de Valk? popularity and diffusion

The surname de Valk is the 243,428th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,449,051 people. de Valk occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of de Valk reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name de Valk is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,459 people, or 1 in 11,574. In The Netherlands de Valk is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 17 percent reside, Gelderland, where 16 percent reside and South Holland, where 16 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

de Valk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Valk earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 134.45% more than the national average, earning $101,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.99% more than the national average, earning $57,131 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Valck93999/
de Valke936/
der Valk932/
de Valcke8816/
De-Valk862/
de Falk861/
de Walk861/
de Vaulx80281/
de Falck804/
de Falke801/
di Volk711/
de Wolk711/
De-Vaulx673/
de Falque638/

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