van Eek Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Eek Surname User-submission:

The surname van Eek means 'from the oak'. It is derived from the Dutch words van, meaning 'from the', and eek, meaning 'oak'.

van Eek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2381:70,95512,066
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

van Eek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname van Eek means 'from the oak'. It is derived from the Dutch words van, meaning 'from the', and eek, meaning 'oak'.

- hannahvaneek

van Eek Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Eek is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Eek.

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

The surname is the 910,497th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of van Eek reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 70,955. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 32 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands van Eek exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

van Eek Last Name Statistics demography

van Eek earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $58,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Heek93682/
van Eeks9349/
van Eeck932/
van Eiek931/
van Eyek931/
van Ek92540/
van Eecke88419/
van Heeck8831/
van Heeke8829/
van Heeks885/
van Eck8612,338/
van Eyk862,543/
van Hek86374/
van Eik86201/
van Eijk807,368/
van Hoek802,983/
van Eyck801,708/
van Heck801,245/
van Eick8077/
van Ecke8045/
van Eyke8028/
van Ecks802/
Van-Heek801/
van Iejk801/
van Heke801/
von Heek800/
van Haek800/
van Eigk800/
van Ex7728/
van Yk7713/
Van-Ek771/
van Hecke757,074/
van Hoeck751,234/
van Eijck75918/
van Hekke75140/
van Eycke7586/
Van-Eecke756/
van Ooyek752/
van Haeck751/
van Eig7182/
van Heucke7163/
Van-Eyk7157/
von Eck7136/
van Yck7132/
van Ijk7132/
Van-Eck7119/
Van-Eik714/
van Hex713/
van Ike712/
van Houeke711/
Van-Eke711/
van Oik711/
van Ojik67116/
van Huik6783/
Van-Eijk679/
Van-Eyck678/
van Huyk675/
von Eikh672/
van Houecke671/
Van-Ecke671/
van Hauk670/
van Hyke670/
van Ooyk670/
van Hyck670/

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