van Dijk Surname

8,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Dijk 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 Dijk 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
Netherlands58,0261:2916
Australia1,0581:25,5163,470
South Africa8251:65,6708,247
Suriname7801:70837
Belgium4751:24,2033,819
France3851:172,52726,869
Canada3391:108,68911,660
Germany2671:301,51930,890
New Zealand2151:21,0623,698
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Thailand2101:336,37358,236
England2081:267,87521,171
Spain1791:261,18516,468
Denmark1631:34,6303,586
Switzerland761:108,06511,329
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Sweden621:158,81911,058
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Norway261:197,78022,769
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Wales171:182,03112,022
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
China101:136,732,1577,199
Austria101:851,54467,454
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Dijk 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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(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 Dijk is a Dutch surname, meaning, 'from the dike'. It is derived from the word dijk, meaning 'dike'.

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van Dijk Demographics

Average van Dijk Salary in
United States

$55,065 USD

Per year
Rank:
283,018 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.35589E-5
Rank: 348,357 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
127.61%
Sample size: 21 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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van Dijk Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Dijk is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname van Dijk is the 8,860th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 113,937 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Dijk are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 58,026 people, or 1 in 291. In The Netherlands van Dijk is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 23 percent are found, North Brabant, where 14 percent are found and North Holland, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands van Dijk exists in 87 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

van Dijk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Dijk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Dijk last name increased 5,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Dijk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Dijk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.47% less than the national average, earning 282,174 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.76% more than the national average, earning R 424,800 per year; in United States they earn 27.62% more than the national average, earning $55,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.13% more than the national average, earning $59,686 CAD per year.

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van Deick825/
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van Dyk8020,446/
van Deicke781/
van Dyck758,206/
van Dyke755,681/
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van Deek7514/
van Duek753/
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Van-Deik752/
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