Valkenburgh Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Valkenburgh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valkenburgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
United States501:7,249,179331,838
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Valkenburgh (16) may also be a first name.

Valkenburgh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valkenburgh is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valkenburgh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,422,956th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Valkenburgh reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 16 people.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 196,363. In The Netherlands Valkenburgh is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 53 percent reside, North Brabant, where 15 percent reside and Drenthe, where 10 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Valkenburgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Valkenburgh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 156 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Valkenburgh Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Valkenburgh surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Valkenburgh earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning R 223,668 per year and in United States they earn 31.22% more than the national average, earning $56,618 USD per year.

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Valkenburgh 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 Valkenburgh
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