van Beeck Surname

371,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Beeck Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, denoting a person who came from the town of Beek, Netherlands (beek means 'place of the water stream'). There is no der in the middle of this surname, so it would indicate a place named Beek instead.

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van Beeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5381:21,3693,307
Netherlands2661:63,48610,925
Germany981:821,48459,964
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France41:16,605,680368,153
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

van Beeck Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, denoting a person who came from the town of Beek, Netherlands (beek means 'place of the water stream'). There is no der in the middle of this surname, so it would indicate a place named Beek instead.

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van Beeck Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Beeck occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 371,870th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,551,861 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Beeck live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 538 people, or 1 in 21,369. In Belgium van Beeck is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

van Beeck Last Name Statistics demography

van Beeck earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.56% less than the national average, earning R 150,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Beek9421,705/
van Beck9475/
van Bek882/
Van-Beek8252/
von Beck8251/
van Beik8231/
van Beke8210/
van Bick828/
Van-Beck824/
van Beak821/
van Veek820/
von Beckh783/
von Bek751/
van Vick710/
van Vaick670/
van Vic631/
van Vyk631/
van Vuyk591/

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