van der Plank Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Plank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Plank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1851:91,28215,011
South Africa1681:322,48630,363
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Aruba11:103,4772,586
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

van der Plank Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Plank occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 746,827th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. van der Plank is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of van der Plank are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname van der Plank is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 91,282. In The Netherlands van der Plank is mostly found in: South Holland, where 44 percent live, Utrecht, where 15 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 44 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

van der Plank Last Name Statistics demography

van der Plank earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning R 241,920 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Plank
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