van de Spek Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
van de Spek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van de Spek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van de Spek Come From? nationality or country of origin
van de Spek is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van de Spek? popularity and diffusion
The last name van de Spek is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of van de Spek are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,814,529. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 83 percent reside and North Brabant, where 17 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Spek | 96 | 4,065 | / |
| van der Speck | 92 | 159 | / |
| van der Spijk | 83 | 64 | / |
| Van-Der-Spek | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vandesboch | 57 | 2 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van de Spek
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