van Ek Surname
Approximately 540 people bear this surname
van Ek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 363 | 1:46,521 | 7,918 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
van Ek Demographics
Average van Ek Salary in
Canada
$50,218 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
van Ek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Ek Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Ek is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Ek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 581,222nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,495,455 people. The last name van Ek 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 commonly used 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 reside, South Holland, where 17 percent reside and Utrecht, where 16 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Eck | 92 | 12,338 | / |
| van Eyk | 92 | 2,543 | / |
| van Hek | 92 | 374 | / |
| van Eek | 92 | 292 | / |
| van Eik | 92 | 201 | / |
| van Eijk | 86 | 7,368 | / |
| van Eyck | 86 | 1,708 | / |
| van Heck | 86 | 1,245 | / |
| van Heek | 86 | 682 | / |
| van Eick | 86 | 77 | / |
| van Eeks | 86 | 49 | / |
| van Ecke | 86 | 45 | / |
| van Eyke | 86 | 28 | / |
| van Ecks | 86 | 2 | / |
| van Eeck | 86 | 2 | / |
| van Iejk | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Heke | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Eigk | 86 | 0 | / |
| van Ex | 83 | 28 | / |
| van Yk | 83 | 13 | / |
| Van-Ek | 83 | 1 | / |
| van Hecke | 80 | 7,074 | / |
| van Eijck | 80 | 918 | / |
| van Eecke | 80 | 419 | / |
| van Hekke | 80 | 140 | / |
| van Eycke | 80 | 86 | / |
| van Heeck | 80 | 31 | / |
| van Heeke | 80 | 29 | / |
| van Heeks | 80 | 5 | / |
| van Eig | 77 | 82 | / |
| Van-Eyk | 77 | 57 | / |
| von Eck | 77 | 36 | / |
| van Yck | 77 | 32 | / |
| van Ijk | 77 | 32 | / |
| Van-Eck | 77 | 19 | / |
| Van-Eik | 77 | 4 | / |
| van Hex | 77 | 3 | / |
| van Ike | 77 | 2 | / |
| Van-Eke | 77 | 1 | / |
| van Oik | 77 | 1 | / |
| van Huik | 71 | 83 | / |
| Van-Eijk | 71 | 9 | / |
| Van-Eyck | 71 | 8 | / |
| van Huyk | 71 | 5 | / |
| von Eikh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Van-Heek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Van-Ecke | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Heek | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Hyke | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Ooyk | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Hyck | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Huyck | 67 | 189 | / |
| van Oycke | 67 | 57 | / |
| Van-Hecke | 67 | 50 | / |
| van Ooyik | 67 | 14 | / |
| Van-Eecke | 67 | 6 | / |
| von Eicke | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Huijk | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Heske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Van-Eycke | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Hicks | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Ek
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