van Ackere Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Ackere Surname User-submission:

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

van Ackere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2831:40,6246,644
France201:3,321,136213,627
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: van Ackère (1) are calculated separately.

van Ackere Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- jonathanvanacker

van Ackere Last Name Facts

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

van Ackere is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: van Ackère. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 874,560th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Ackere reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Ackere is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 40,624. In Belgium van Ackere is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 80 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 17 percent live and Walloon Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Belgium this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

van Ackere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Ackere has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Ackere last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Ackère971/
van Acker957,085/
van Akere9534/
van Aucker901/
van Aker890/
van Akker84290/
Van-Acker8456/
van Auker8451/
van Ocker849/
van Asker840/
van Acher840/
van Akkert801/
van Eiker7439/
van Hooker706/
van-Eiker631/

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