van Blerk Surname

122,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Blerk Surname Definition:

Place name in Limburg, Holland (Blerik).

van Blerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,2181:16,8362,116
Netherlands1181:143,11221,745
England841:663,31038,317
Belgium821:140,20320,001
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Australia661:409,02632,879
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

van Blerk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Limburg, Holland (Blerik).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Blerk Last Name Facts

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

van Blerk occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname van Blerk is the 122,530th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,953,242 people. van Blerk occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of van Blerk are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 3,218 people, or 1 in 16,836. In South Africa van Blerk is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

van Blerk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Blerk earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 71.6% more than the national average, earning R 407,796 per year and in Canada they earn 24.76% more than the national average, earning $61,984 CAD per year.

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