van der Werk Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
van der Werk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 190 | 1:88,880 | 14,701 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
van der Werk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Werk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van der Werk is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of van der Werk.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Werk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,121,821st most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of van der Werk are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name van der Werk is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 88,880. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Friesland, where 36 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and Groningen, where 13 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Werke | 96 | 23 | / |
| van de Werk | 96 | 13 | / |
| van der Berk | 92 | 1 | / |
| van de Werke | 92 | 1 | / |
| van de Berk | 87 | 13 | / |
| van de Wark | 87 | 6 | / |
| van der Berg | 83 | 44,629 | / |
| van de Berck | 83 | 2 | / |
| van der Bergh | 80 | 3,477 | / |
| van der Vergt | 80 | 1 | / |
| van de Berg | 78 | 822 | / |
| van de Verg | 78 | 9 | / |
| van de Bergh | 75 | 115 | / |
| Van-Der-Bergh | 64 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Werk
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