Valkenaars Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Valkenaars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valkenaars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Valkenaars Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valkenaars is most common in The Netherlands. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valkenaars? popularity and diffusion

The surname Valkenaars is the 1,907,068th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Valkenaars live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Valkenaars is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 185,573. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 60 percent are found, North Holland, where 13 percent are found and Gelderland, where 9 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Valkenaars exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valkenaers90154/
Valckenaers8684/
Valkeners84142/
Valkeneers80316/
Valckeneers7619/
Walkenharst760/
Walkenhors702/
Walkenhorst672,573/
Falkenhorst6763/
Walkenhorse672/
Walckenhorst6414/
Wolkenhorst572/
Walkinhorst572/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Valkenaars
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis