van der Werken Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Werken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Werken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7601:22,2203,552
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

van der Werken Last Name Facts

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

van der Werken is found most in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van der Werken click here.

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

The last name is the 443,594th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,464,345 people. The surname van der Werken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van der Werken are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 760 people, or 1 in 22,220. In The Netherlands van der Werken is most common in: Gelderland, where 33 percent reside, South Holland, where 31 percent reside and North Brabant, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

van der Werken Last Name Statistics demography

van der Werken earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.57% less than the national average, earning R 86,580 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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