van Acker Surname

69,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Acker Surname User-submission:

A Flemish surname from the field/farmland measurement unit (acre).

van Acker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5,5941:2,055144
Netherlands4821:35,0365,886
France4681:141,92921,864
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Australia961:281,20525,117
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Denmark91:627,19136,734
England71:7,959,723202,100
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Suriname11:552,6169,664
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

van Acker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Flemish surname from the field/farmland measurement unit (acre).

- jonathanvanacker

van Acker Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Acker is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of van Acker.

How Common Is The Last Name van Acker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,851st most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,028,588 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of van Acker live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Acker is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 5,594 people, or 1 in 2,055. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Belgium van Acker occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

van Acker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Acker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Acker last name rose 1,477 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Acker Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Acker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 136.33% more than the national average, earning R 561,600 per year; in United States they earn 84.91% more than the national average, earning $79,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.07% less than the national average, earning $40,706 CAD per year.

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