van der Spek Surname

113,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Spek Surname User-submission:

Van der Spek is a Dutch surname that means 'of the bacon'.

van der Spek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,3661:5,017517
Australia4391:61,4947,426
South Africa891:608,73846,089
France451:1,476,060142,161
Belgium401:287,41633,962
England181:3,095,448105,421
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Monaco11:37,0664,748

van der Spek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van der Spek is a Dutch surname that means 'of the bacon'.

- wspek

van der Spek Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Spek is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 113,780th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,792,754 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of van der Spek are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3,366 people, or 1 in 5,017. In The Netherlands van der Spek is most numerous in: South Holland, where 55 percent reside, North Holland, where 13 percent reside and Gelderland, where 9 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

van der Spek Last Name Statistics demography

van der Spek earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.45% more than the national average, earning R 343,272 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van der Speck96159/
van de Spek967/
vander Spek966/
van Derspek962/
Vanderspek91293/
van der Spijk8864/
Vanderspeck874/
Van-Der-Spek831/
Vandersbeck780/
Vinders-Buck581/

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