van de Beek Surname

275,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van de Beek Surname User-submission:

Van de Beek is a Dutch surname. Beek means 'stream' or 'brook'. Van - 'from', de - 'the'. So the name Van de Beek means 'from the stream'. Surnames that indicate a location are very common in the Netherlands, like Van den Berg (from the mountain) etc.

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van de Beek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1581:14,5832,184
Belgium1121:102,64915,579
Australia741:364,80730,412
France181:3,690,151224,666
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van de Beek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van de Beek is a Dutch surname. Beek means 'stream' or 'brook'. Van - 'from', de - 'the'. So the name Van de Beek means 'from the stream'. Surnames that indicate a location are very common in the Netherlands, like Van den Berg (from the mountain) etc. The van does not indicate nobility, in contrast to the von in German surnames.

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van de Beek Last Name Facts

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

van de Beek is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of van de Beek.

How Common Is The Last Name van de Beek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 275,277th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,168,472 people. The last name van de Beek is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of van de Beek are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,158 people, or 1 in 14,583. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 37 percent live, Utrecht, where 16 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

van de Beek Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van de Beek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 345.66% more than the national average, earning R 1,059,050 per year and in Canada they earn 22.29% more than the national average, earning $60,759 CAD per year.

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