van Eck Surname

42,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Eck Surname Definition:

From place name in Holland occurring in the Northern Provinces.

van Eck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6,3791:2,647191
South Africa4,5851:11,8161,479
Australia5151:52,4196,467
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Canada1431:257,66124,352
England861:647,88437,755
Belgium711:161,92522,307
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Portugal381:274,16410,086
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
France131:5,109,440259,941
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van Eck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Holland occurring in the Northern Provinces.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Eck Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Eck occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname van Eck is the 42,280th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 590,659 people. The last name van Eck occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of van Eck live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Eck is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6,379 people, or 1 in 2,647. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 24 percent reside, Gelderland, where 21 percent reside and Utrecht, where 18 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 41 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 37 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

van Eck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Eck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Eck surname grew 8,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Eck Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Eck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.75% more than the national average, earning R 381,996 per year; in United States they earn 78.11% more than the national average, earning $76,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $49,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Eyck931,708/
van Heck931,245/
van Eick9377/
van Ecke9345/
van Eeck932/
van Ecks932/
van Ek92540/
van Hecke887,074/
van Eijck88918/
van Eecke88419/
van Eycke8886/
van Heeck8831/
van Eyk862,543/
van Hek86374/
van Eek86292/
van Eik86201/
von Eck8636/
van Yck8632/
Van-Eck8619/
van Eijk807,368/
van Heek80682/
van Eeks8049/
van Eyke8028/
Van-Eyck808/
van Heke801/
van Iejk801/
Van-Ecke801/
van Hyck800/
van Eigk800/
van Ex7728/
van Yk7713/
Van-Ek771/
van Huyck75189/
van Hekke75140/
van Oycke7557/
Van-Hecke7550/
van Heeke7529/
Van-Eecke756/
van Heeks755/
von Eicke753/
van Hicks751/
Van-Eycke751/
van Eig7182/
Van-Eyk7157/
van Ijk7132/
Van-Eik714/
van Hex713/
van Ike712/
Van-Eke711/
van Oik711/
van Huik6783/
Van-Eijk679/
van Huyk675/
von Eikh672/
Van-Heek671/
von Heek670/
van Hyke670/
van Ooyk670/

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