van der Beek Surname

92,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Beek Surname User-submission:

Van der Beek is a Dutch surname, meaning 'of the stream'.

van der Beek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,7201:3,578322
Australia641:421,80833,593
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Canada371:995,82774,831
Luxembourg321:18,1423,979
United States261:13,940,728505,428
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Suriname191:29,0855,642
England161:3,482,379114,324
Denmark91:627,19136,734
France91:7,380,302306,885
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

van der Beek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van der Beek is a Dutch surname, meaning 'of the stream'.

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van der Beek Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Beek is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 92,355th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,408,221 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of van der Beek are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname van der Beek is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 4,720 people, or 1 in 3,578. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 27 percent reside, South Holland, where 21 percent reside and North Holland, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

van der Beek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van der Beek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van der Beek surname grew 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Beek Last Name Statistics demography

van der Beek earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 23.62% more than the national average, earning $61,419 CAD per year.

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