van Dijcke Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Dijcke 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 Dijcke 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
Belgium761:151,27221,156
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

van Dijcke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(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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van Dijcke Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Dijcke is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname van Dijcke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of van Dijcke live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 151,272. In Belgium van Dijcke is most common in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 3 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Belgium this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Dijck955,974/
van Dijke952,162/
van Dicke953/
van Deijck90157/
van Deicke901/
van Dijcks901/
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van Dike8921/
van Dice890/
van Duijker8621/
van Dycke84381/
van Deijk84193/
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van Dicks848/
van Deick845/
van Duike841/
van Dik8222/
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van Duiker809/
van Daacke801/
von Diecke800/
van Dyck788,206/
van Dyke785,681/
van Diek7887/
Van-Dijk7861/
van Deik7816/
van Dake782/
Van-Dike782/
van Dyce782/
van Dujk781/
van Dyjk781/
van Digk781/
van Deck780/
van Deyck74247/
van Dykes745/
Van-Dycke743/
van Dyche743/
van Daake741/
van Deyke741/
van Dhyke741/
van Dyeke740/
van Dique740/
van Dyker740/
van Dyk7120,446/
van Duyker7090/
van Dekker7038/
von Daacke7012/
van Deketh701/
van Dekeer701/
Van-Dyck67860/
van Deyk67219/
Van-Dyke6746/
von Deck6719/
van Deek6714/
von Dyke677/
von Dyck675/
Van-Deik672/
van Dykk671/
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