Nijkerk Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nijkerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nijkerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nijkerk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nijkerk is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nijkerk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Nijkerk live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Nijkerk is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 196,363. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 35 percent reside, South Holland, where 35 percent reside and North Holland, where 26 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Nijkerk is found in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikerk9242/
Niekerk862,935/
Neikerk861/
Naickerk801/
Nikirk77531/
Nykerk77121/
Neikirk711,042/
Niekirk7119/
Neukerk7114/
Nickirk712/
Neikrrk711/
Neikark711/
Neikkirk671/
Nekirk624/
Nikreg621/
Nicrkh621/
Nicark621/
Nikorg621/
Nykirk620/
Neukirk576/
Nikharg572/
Nuekirk571/
Neykirkh533/
Niecorcc531/
Neuekirk531/

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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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  • 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 Nijkerk
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