van der Wijk Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Wijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Wijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2951:13,0401,899
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van der Wijk Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Wijk is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname van der Wijk is the 283,789th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,370,336 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of van der Wijk are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,295 people, or 1 in 13,040. In The Netherlands van der Wijk is most numerous in: Friesland, where 26 percent are found, North Holland, where 16 percent are found and Groningen, where 15 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

van der Wijk Last Name Statistics demography

van der Wijk earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $50,657 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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