van der Kolk Surname

88,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Kolk Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Pit or Abyss.

van der Kolk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,9821:3,390301
Australia2371:113,90612,650
United States361:10,068,304413,125
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England111:5,065,278148,650
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

van der Kolk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Pit or Abyss.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van der Kolk Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Kolk is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 88,662nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,345,559 people. The last name van der Kolk is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of van der Kolk reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 4,982 people, or 1 in 3,390. In The Netherlands van der Kolk is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 23 percent live, Gelderland, where 21 percent live and North Holland, where 17 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

van der Kolk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van der Kolk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van der Kolk last name expanded 277 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Kolk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Kolk earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning R 232,668 per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% less than the national average, earning $47,176 CAD per year.

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