van der Wolk Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
van der Wolk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 263 | 1:64,210 | 11,034 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
van der Wolk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Wolk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van der Wolk is found most in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Wolk? popularity and diffusion
van der Wolk is the 874,560th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname van der Wolk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of van der Wolk reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 64,210. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 31 percent reside, North Holland, where 29 percent reside and North Brabant, where 17 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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