van der Ark Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Ark Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Ark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5461:30,9295,132
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

van der Ark Last Name Facts

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

van der Ark is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Ark? popularity and diffusion

The surname van der Ark is the 549,848th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. The last name van der Ark is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of van der Ark live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 546 people, or 1 in 30,929. In The Netherlands van der Ark is mostly found in: South Holland, where 62 percent reside, Groningen, where 10 percent reside and Utrecht, where 8 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

van der Ark Last Name Statistics demography

van der Ark earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 96.32% more than the national average, earning R 466,536 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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