van Baker Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Baker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Baker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

van Baker Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Baker occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of van Baker click here.

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

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. van Baker is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of van Baker reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname van Baker is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States van Baker is most common in: Missouri, where 50 percent reside and Oregon, where 50 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent reside.

van Baker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Baker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Baker surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Bakker952/
van Basker950/
van Bake941/
van Boker890/
van Becker845/
van Bosker841/
van Vake820/
van Bodke780/
von Becker7427/
van Baskish700/
van Booskish570/

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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
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  • 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 van Baker
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