van Eijk Surname

67,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

van Eijk Surname User-submission:

Van Eijk or van Eijck is a toponymic surname named after a place where, the original family lived. It could refer to the city of Maaseik in Limburg, which today is located on the Belgian-Dutch border.

van Eijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6,9381:2,434170
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Australia301:899,85754,700
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Belgium241:479,02747,365
France231:2,887,944200,772
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
England171:3,277,533109,658
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Cook Islands91:2,020519
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313

van Eijk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van Eijk or van Eijck is a toponymic surname named after a place where, the original family lived. It could refer to the city of Maaseik in Limburg, which today is located on the Belgian-Dutch border.

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van Eijk Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Eijk is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

van Eijk is the 67,536th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 989,081 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Eijk live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 6,938 people, or 1 in 2,434. In The Netherlands van Eijk is most common in: South Holland, where 35 percent are found, North Brabant, where 20 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

van Eijk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Eijk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.29% less than the national average, earning 248,164 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.16% more than the national average, earning R 378,216 per year; in United States they earn 65.07% more than the national average, earning $71,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.51% more than the national average, earning $82,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Eijck94918/
van Eik93201/
van Ijk9332/
van Eick8877/
Van-Eijk889/
van Eiek881/
van Iejk881/
van Eigk880/
van Ek86540/
van Huijk821/
van Eck8012,338/
van Eyk802,543/
van Hek80374/
van Eek80292/
van Eig8082/
Van-Eik804/
van Oik801/
van Hoek752,983/
van Eyck751,708/
van Heck751,245/
van Heek75682/
van Ojik75116/
van Huik7583/
van Eeks7549/
van Ecke7545/
van Eyke7528/
van Eeck752/
van Ecks752/
von Eikh752/
van Heke751/
van Eyek751/
van Haek750/
van Hecke717,074/
van Hoeck711,234/
van Eecke71419/
van Hekke71140/
van Eycke7186/
van Heeck7131/
van Heeke7129/
van Ex7128/
van Yk7113/
van Heeks715/
von Eicke713/
van Ooyek712/
van Haeck711/
Van-Ek711/
van Hicks711/
van Ak710/
van Hak6791/
van Heucke6763/
Van-Eyk6757/
von Eck6736/
van Yck6732/
Van-Eck6719/
van Ake6714/
van Hex673/
van Ike672/
van Houeke671/
Van-Eke671/
van Ack671/

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