van Dyken Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Dyken 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 Dyken 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
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Canada851:433,47837,831
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Australia531:509,35338,491
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Dyken 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 Dyken Demographics

Average van Dyken Salary in
United States

$82,338 USD

Per year
Rank:
53,198 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.92377E-5
Rank: 133,012 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
190.82%
Sample size: 51 (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 Dyken Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Dyken is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 640,141st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of van Dyken reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 1,582,790. In The United States it is mostly found in: Washington, where 21 percent live, Michigan, where 17 percent live and California, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The United States van Dyken exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 13 percent live.

van Dyken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Dyken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 22,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Dyken Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Dyken earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 90.82% more than the national average, earning $82,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.11% more than the national average, earning $59,175 CAD per year.

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van Deyken951/
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van Dokkenn800/
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von Dieken742/
van Daukan741/
van Tuykon741/
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von Heideken6757/
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van de Hogen6719/
Vanyatkin6718/
van Heddegen673/
Vanyutkin672/
Vandecane671/
von Dogen671/
Vindyakin671/
Vandikani671/
Vendekken671/
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Vantuykon671/
van Dagan670/
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