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

van Donk is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of van Donk click here.

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

The surname is the 471,721st most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,249,713 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of van Donk are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Donk is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 629 people, or 1 in 26,848. In The Netherlands van Donk is most numerous in: South Holland, where 49 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and Utrecht, where 8 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

van Donk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Donk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 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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