van Bekkum Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Bekkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Bekkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1601:14,5582,178
Australia331:818,05251,601
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

van Bekkum Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Bekkum is found most in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van Bekkum click here.

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

This surname is the 307,971st most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,944,165 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Bekkum reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Bekkum is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,160 people, or 1 in 14,558. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 21 percent live, Gelderland, where 20 percent live and Utrecht, where 19 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

van Bekkum Last Name Statistics demography

van Bekkum earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning $47,618 CAD per year.

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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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