van Ek Surname

581,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Ek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Ek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3631:46,5217,918
Australia481:562,41041,290
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
England111:5,065,278148,650
Wales91:343,83718,086
Malta41:107,5681,849
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Ek Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Ek has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 581,222nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,495,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of van Ek live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 46,521. In The Netherlands van Ek is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 17 percent are found, South Holland, where 17 percent are found and Utrecht, where 16 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands van Ek is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

van Ek Last Name Statistics demography

van Ek earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $50,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Eck9212,338/
van Eyk922,543/
van Hek92374/
van Eek92292/
van Eik92201/
van Eijk867,368/
van Eyck861,708/
van Heck861,245/
van Heek86682/
van Eick8677/
van Eeks8649/
van Ecke8645/
van Eyke8628/
van Ecks862/
van Eeck862/
van Iejk861/
van Heke861/
van Eigk860/
van Ex8328/
van Yk8313/
Van-Ek831/
van Hecke807,074/
van Eijck80918/
van Eecke80419/
van Hekke80140/
van Eycke8086/
van Heeck8031/
van Heeke8029/
van Heeks805/
van Eig7782/
Van-Eyk7757/
von Eck7736/
van Yck7732/
van Ijk7732/
Van-Eck7719/
Van-Eik774/
van Hex773/
van Ike772/
Van-Eke771/
van Oik771/
van Huik7183/
Van-Eijk719/
Van-Eyck718/
van Huyk715/
von Eikh712/
Van-Heek711/
Van-Ecke711/
von Heek710/
van Hyke710/
van Ooyk710/
van Hyck710/
van Huyck67189/
van Oycke6757/
Van-Hecke6750/
van Ooyik6714/
Van-Eecke676/
von Eicke673/
van Huijk671/
von Heske671/
Van-Eycke671/
van Hicks671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Ek
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