Valkenberg Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Valkenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valkenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1721:98,18115,982
Belgium1001:114,96617,029
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Valkenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valkenberg is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Valkenberg.

How Common Is The Last Name Valkenberg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 857,026th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Valkenberg is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Valkenberg are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Valkenberg is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 98,181. In The Netherlands Valkenberg is most common in: Limburg, where 51 percent are found, North Holland, where 23 percent are found and Utrecht, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Valkenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Valkenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 4 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Valkenberg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Valkenberg surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Valkenberg earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,617 USD per year.

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Valkenberg Reference & Research

Valkenburg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • 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 Valkenberg
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