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 surname Valkenberg occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valkenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 857,026th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name Valkenberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Valkenberg reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

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

Valkenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Valkenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Valkenberg surname contracted 4 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Valkenberg Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Valkenberg last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for 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
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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 Valkenberg
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