van Donk Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Donk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Donk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6291:26,8484,378
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
United States191:19,076,786604,894
France131:5,109,440259,941
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Donk Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Donk has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 471,721st most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. The last name van Donk occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of van Donk reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Donk is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 26,848. In The Netherlands van Donk is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 49 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and Utrecht, where 8 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

van Donk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Donk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Donk surname grew 475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Donk
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