van Eck Surname
Approximately 12,338 people bear this surname
van Eck Surname Definition:
From place name in Holland occurring in the Northern Provinces.
van Eck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 6,379 | 1:2,647 | 191 |
| South Africa | 4,585 | 1:11,816 | 1,479 |
| Australia | 515 | 1:52,419 | 6,467 |
| United States | 261 | 1:1,388,732 | 96,054 |
| Canada | 143 | 1:257,661 | 24,352 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Belgium | 71 | 1:161,925 | 22,307 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Namibia | 25 | 1:96,376 | 8,697 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
van Eck Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From place name in Holland occurring in the Northern Provinces.
van Eck Demographics
Average Male van Eck Height
182.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Eyck | 93 | 1,708 | / |
| van Heck | 93 | 1,245 | / |
| van Eick | 93 | 77 | / |
| van Ecke | 93 | 45 | / |
| van Eeck | 93 | 2 | / |
| van Ecks | 93 | 2 | / |
| van Ek | 92 | 540 | / |
| van Hecke | 88 | 7,074 | / |
| van Eijck | 88 | 918 | / |
| van Eecke | 88 | 419 | / |
| van Eycke | 88 | 86 | / |
| van Heeck | 88 | 31 | / |
| van Eyk | 86 | 2,543 | / |
| van Hek | 86 | 374 | / |
| van Eek | 86 | 292 | / |
| van Eik | 86 | 201 | / |
| von Eck | 86 | 36 | / |
| van Yck | 86 | 32 | / |
| Van-Eck | 86 | 19 | / |
| van Eijk | 80 | 7,368 | / |
| van Heek | 80 | 682 | / |
| van Eeks | 80 | 49 | / |
| van Eyke | 80 | 28 | / |
| Van-Eyck | 80 | 8 | / |
| van Heke | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Iejk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Van-Ecke | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Hyck | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Eigk | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Ex | 77 | 28 | / |
| van Yk | 77 | 13 | / |
| Van-Ek | 77 | 1 | / |
| van Huyck | 75 | 189 | / |
| van Hekke | 75 | 140 | / |
| van Oycke | 75 | 57 | / |
| Van-Hecke | 75 | 50 | / |
| van Heeke | 75 | 29 | / |
| Van-Eecke | 75 | 6 | / |
| van Heeks | 75 | 5 | / |
| von Eicke | 75 | 3 | / |
| van Hicks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Van-Eycke | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Eig | 71 | 82 | / |
| Van-Eyk | 71 | 57 | / |
| van Ijk | 71 | 32 | / |
| Van-Eik | 71 | 4 | / |
| van Hex | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Ike | 71 | 2 | / |
| Van-Eke | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Oik | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Huik | 67 | 83 | / |
| Van-Eijk | 67 | 9 | / |
| van Huyk | 67 | 5 | / |
| von Eikh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Van-Heek | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Heek | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Hyke | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Ooyk | 67 | 0 | / |
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