van Berkum Surname

237,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Berkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Berkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3881:12,1671,729
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Germany811:993,89568,573
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
France151:4,428,181244,602
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

van Berkum Last Name Facts

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

van Berkum is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname van Berkum is the 237,619th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,314,710 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of van Berkum reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,388 people, or 1 in 12,167. In The Netherlands van Berkum is most common in: North Holland, where 22 percent are found, South Holland, where 16 percent are found and Overijssel, where 14 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

van Berkum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Berkum earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 113.96% more than the national average, earning $92,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $57,450 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Berkum
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