van Dijken Surname

165,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Dijken 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.

Read More About This Surname

van Dijken 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
Netherlands2,5271:6,683759
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England121:4,643,172139,951
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Show All Nations

van Dijken 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).

- deleted-173293

(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).

- deleted-173293
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:

van Dijken Demographics

Average van Dijken Salary in
South Africa

R 98,004

Per year
Rank:
135,429 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.91063E-5
Rank: 102,761 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
41.24%
Sample size: 10 (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

View the highest/lowest earning families in South Africa

van Dijken Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Dijken is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 165,135th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,777,266 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Dijken are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Dijken is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,527 people, or 1 in 6,683. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Groningen, where 30 percent live, Drenthe, where 14 percent live and Gelderland, where 12 percent live. Barring The Netherlands van Dijken exists in 25 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

van Dijken Last Name Statistics demography

van Dijken earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.76% less than the national average, earning R 98,004 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
Vandijken9510/
van Dieken9051/
Vandiken8914/
van Dyken84475/
Vandieken84263/
Vandicken847/
van Duken840/
van Deken840/
van Dijk-Henny831/
van Dijk Noy821/
van Dekken80317/
von Dieken802/
van Deyken801/
Vandyken78956/
van de Gijn761/
van Dokkenn760/
Vandekken7414/
Van-Dyken747/
Vandikani741/
van Dogen741/
van Dugen740/
van Dokun740/
van de Geijn73404/
van de Eeken731/
van de Can702/
van Deacon701/
van Takken701/
van Daukan701/
van Deugen700/
Vandekan67209/
Vandecan67178/
van de Geyn6788/
van de Gein6750/
Vindyken675/
von Wittken673/
Fandikan671/
van Tieghen671/
Vandigan671/
Vanheideken671/
Vandewecken670/
Vandakin670/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Dijken
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis