van Bakkum Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Bakkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Bakkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1831:92,28015,166
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Curaçao11:157,2471,313

van Bakkum Last Name Facts

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

van Bakkum is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 1,206,588th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Bakkum reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Bakkum is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 92,280. In The Netherlands van Bakkum is most numerous in: North Holland, where 63 percent live, Flevoland, where 16 percent live and South Holland, where 15 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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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