van Dijck Surname

81,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Dijck Surname User-submission:

(Dutch/Flemish/Afrikaans), One who came, lived, or potentially built the dike nearby. (Compare with Van Beek, as there is no 'der' typically found in this surname), the Netherlands are very famous for their heavy amount of dike's that they have, which explains why Van Dijk is the most common 'van' surname in the Netherlands, the surname bearer rate is around 1:300 ('van' = of, + 'dijk' = dike, 'dijk' comes from middle Dutch 'dijc', Proto-Germanic 'dīkaz', Proto-Indo-European 'dheig(ʷ)', 'ditch' 'seawall', etc.

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van Dijck Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,6561:3,145315
Netherlands2,2071:7,652927
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
France81:8,302,840321,660
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
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van Dijck Surname Meaning

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(Dutch/Flemish/Afrikaans), One who came, lived, or potentially built the dike nearby. (Compare with Van Beek, as there is no 'der' typically found in this surname), the Netherlands are very famous for their heavy amount of dike's that they have, which explains why Van Dijk is the most common 'van' surname in the Netherlands, the surname bearer rate is around 1:300 ('van' = of, + 'dijk' = dike, 'dijk' comes from middle Dutch 'dijc', Proto-Germanic 'dīkaz', Proto-Indo-European 'dheig(ʷ)', 'ditch' 'seawall', etc.,).

Merten Van Dijck, 1st of January 1605. First record of this surname known.

For many it has been Anglicised, changed or been written in a different way for several reasons, the forms of this surname are 'Van Dijk', 'Van der Dijk', 'Van Dyke', 'Van Dyck', 'Van Dyk', 'Van Dyken', 'Van Dycke', 'Van Dijck', 'Van Dijken', 'Vandyke', 'Vandijck', 'Vandijk', 'Vandijcke', 'Dijk', 'Dijkman', and probably tons more, there are not many surnames that can be claimed to have this may variants (≥14).

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(Dutch/Flemish/Afrikaans), One who came, lived, or potentially built the dike nearby. (Compare with Van Beek, as there is no 'der' typically found in this surname), the Netherlands are very famous for their heavy amount of dike's that they have, which explains why Van Dijk is the most common 'van' surname in the Netherlands, the surname bearer rate is around 1:300 ('van' = of, + 'dijk' = dike, 'dijk' comes from Mid. Dutch 'dijc', Proto-Germanic 'dīkaz', Proto-Indo-European 'dheig(ʷ)', 'ditch' 'seawall', etc.,).

Merten Van Dijck, 1st of January 1605. First record of this surname known.

For many it has been Anglicised, changed or been written in a different way for several reasons, the forms of this surname are 'Van Dijk', 'Van der Dijk', 'Van Dyke', 'Van Dyck', 'Van Dyk', 'Van Dyken', 'Van Dycke', 'Van Dijck', 'Van Dijken', 'Vandyke', 'Vandijck', 'Vandijk', 'Vandijckw', 'Dijk', 'Dijkman', and probably tons more, there are not many surnames that can be claimed to have this may variants (≥14).

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van Dijck Demographics

Average van Dijck Salary in
South Africa

R 5,880

Per year
Rank:
197,125 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.69256E-7
Rank: 197,142 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
2.47%
Sample size: 2 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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van Dijck Last Name Facts

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

van Dijck is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Dijck? popularity and diffusion

The last name van Dijck is the 81,329th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,219,877 people. The last name van Dijck occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Dijck reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 3,656 people, or 1 in 3,145. In Belgium van Dijck is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Belgium it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 37 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

van Dijck Last Name Statistics demography

van Dijck earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 97.53% less than the national average, earning R 5,880 per year.

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van Deijck95157/
van Dijcke9577/
van Dijcks951/
van Dijk9463,961/
van Dick94297/
van Dijke892,162/
van Deijk89193/
van Dieck8920/
van Dicks898/
van Deick895/
van Dicke893/
van Dik8822/
van Deicke841/
van Dyck828,206/
van Diek8287/
Van-Dijk8261/
van Dike8221/
van Deik8216/
van Digk821/
van Dujk821/
van Deck820/
van Dycke78381/
van Deyck78247/
van Duike781/
van Dyk7520,446/
van Dyke715,681/
Van-Dyck71860/
van Deyk71219/
von Deck7119/
van Deek7114/
von Dyck715/
Van-Deik712/
Van-Dike712/
van Dykk711/
Van-Dycke673/
van Deyke671/
van Dhyke671/
van Dique670/
Van-Dyk6325/
von Dyk630/
von Dix630/
Van-Dyke5946/
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