van Beek Surname
Approximately 21,705 people bear this surname
van Beek 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.
Read More About This Surnamevan Beek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 17,839 | 1:947 | 38 |
| Belgium | 748 | 1:15,370 | 2,349 |
| United States | 703 | 1:515,589 | 43,135 |
| Australia | 609 | 1:44,328 | 5,585 |
| Germany | 374 | 1:215,255 | 24,301 |
| Canada | 353 | 1:104,378 | 11,269 |
| South Africa | 255 | 1:212,462 | 22,434 |
| New Zealand | 197 | 1:22,986 | 4,040 |
| France | 184 | 1:360,993 | 53,985 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Spain | 73 | 1:640,439 | 29,091 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
van Beek (11) may also be a first name.
van Beek 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.
- deleted-173293van Beek Demographics
Average van Beek Salary in
United States
$77,357 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Beek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Beek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Beek occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Beek.
How Common Is The Last Name van Beek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,873rd most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 335,754 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of van Beek live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe. van Beek is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.
van Beek is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 17,839 people, or 1 in 947. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 22 percent live, North Brabant, where 21 percent live and South Holland, where 19 percent live. Other than The Netherlands van Beek exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
van Beek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of van Beek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Beek surname increased 1,562 percent between 1880 and 2014.
van Beek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the van Beek surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount van Beek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.41% more than the national average, earning R 404,952 per year; in United States they earn 79.28% more than the national average, earning $77,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.86% more than the national average, earning $55,079 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Beeck | 94 | 965 | / |
| van Bek | 93 | 2 | / |
| van Beck | 88 | 75 | / |
| Van-Beek | 88 | 52 | / |
| van Beik | 88 | 31 | / |
| van Beke | 88 | 10 | / |
| van Beak | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Veek | 88 | 0 | / |
| von Bek | 80 | 1 | / |
| von Beck | 75 | 51 | / |
| van Bick | 75 | 8 | / |
| Van-Beck | 75 | 4 | / |
| Van-Boek | 75 | 4 | / |
| von Boeck | 71 | 35 | / |
| von Beckh | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Vyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Vuyk | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Vick | 63 | 0 | / |
| van Baugh | 59 | 3 | / |
| van Vaick | 59 | 0 | / |
| van Vic | 53 | 1 | / |
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