van Dijke Surname

194,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Dijke 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 Dijke 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
Netherlands2,1181:7,973975
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
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van Dijke 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 Dijke Demographics

Average van Dijke Salary in
South Africa

R 675,792

Per year
Rank:
9,450 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.39319E-5
Rank: 88,816 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
284.38%
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 Dijke Last Name Facts

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

van Dijke is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 194,363rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,370,743 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Dijke reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Dijke is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,118 people, or 1 in 7,973. In The Netherlands van Dijke is most frequent in: South Holland, where 33 percent live, Zeeland, where 30 percent live and North Brabant, where 11 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands van Dijke occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

van Dijke Last Name Statistics demography

van Dijke earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 184.38% more than the national average, earning R 675,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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 Dijcke9577/
van Dijk9463,961/
van Dike9421/
van Duijker9021/
van Dijck895,974/
van Deijk89193/
van Dicke893/
van Duike891/
van Dik8822/
van Deijck84157/
van Duiker849/
van Deicke841/
van Dijcks841/
van Dyke825,681/
van Dick82297/
van Diek8287/
Van-Dijk8261/
van Deik8216/
Van-Dike822/
van Dake822/
van Dujk821/
van Dyjk821/
van Digk821/
van Dice820/
van Dycke78381/
van Dieck7820/
van Dicks788/
van Dykes785/
van Deick785/
van Dhyke781/
van Deyke781/
van Daake781/
van Dyker780/
van Dique780/
van Dyeke780/
van Dyk7520,446/
van Duyker7490/
van Decker7441/
van Dekker7438/
van Deketh741/
van Dekeer741/
van Daacke741/
von Diecke740/
van Dyck718,206/
van Deyk71219/
Van-Dyke7146/
van Deek7114/
von Dyke717/
van Dyce712/
Van-Deik712/
van Dykk711/
van Deck710/
van Dyky710/
van Deyck67247/
von Duyke6728/
Van-Dycke673/
van Dyche673/
von Daake671/
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