van Elk Surname

221,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Elk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Elk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,6901:9,9921,325
Australia281:964,13257,058
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Belgium221:522,57550,051
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England171:3,277,533109,658
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

van Elk Last Name Facts

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

van Elk is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Elk.

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

van Elk is the 221,405th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,954,176 people. The surname van Elk occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Elk live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Elk is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,690 people, or 1 in 9,992. In The Netherlands van Elk is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 31 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and Utrecht, where 13 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

van Elk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Elk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.22% more than the national average, earning $60,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Elck9362/
van Elke933/
van Elek931/
Vanelk9261/
van Elwyk881/
van Elika881/
Vanelik86136/
Vanelyk8610/
van Lok861/
van Wielik827/
van Laak80517/
van Look80508/
van Luik80402/
van Luyk80356/
van Lück8090/
van Holk8077/
van Leek8044/
von Elek8011/
Van-Eylk801/
van Walk801/
van Wilk801/
van Leke801/
van Luek800/
van Lakk800/
van Lock800/
van Lick800/
van Elewyck78181/
van Elowijk783/
van Elewijk781/
Vanlak7713/
Vanulk773/
Vanluk771/
van Loock752,486/
van Luijk751,144/
van Luyck75148/
van Laeke7582/
van Laack7553/
van Leuck7525/
von Welck7513/
van Helga756/
van Hilke751/
van Holik751/
Vani Leke751/
van Lecke751/
van Lueck751/
van Uleki750/
van Olack750/
van Wolke750/
van Aelewyck743/
Vnlk731/
van Laecke71493/
van Wylick71292/
Vanlook71217/
van Lawick7199/
Vanluik7182/
Vanleke7180/
Vanluyk7164/
Vanolak7139/
Vanilko7121/
Vanalek7120/
van Walwyk7118/
van Luc7113/
Vanlaak7110/
Vanilki717/
Vanlack715/
van Loc713/
Vanwalk713/
van Wielig713/
Vanelewyck712/
Vanleck711/
Vanleek711/
Vanleky711/
Vanlock711/
van Aulock711/
Vanliko711/
Vanluck711/
van Lac711/
Vanlick710/
van Hleeck710/
van Uleack710/
van Welleg710/
van Haelewyck7011/
van Wijlick67259/
Vanloock67150/
van Loco6790/
Vanlaeke6756/
van Alewijk6754/
van Willick6749/
van Loke6723/
Vaynilko6718/
van Walwijk6717/
van Lake6716/
Vanluyck679/
Van-Luyk678/
van Wiellig677/
Van-Look676/
von Lako676/
Vanluijk674/
Vanđelić674/
van Waalwyk674/
van Luke673/
van Lich673/
Vanilyuk672/
Vaneelac672/
van Laag672/
van Alec672/
van Logg672/
Vannaluk672/
von Elgg671/
Vanellig671/
Vanlaack671/
Vanleywk671/
Vanlleck671/
van Legg671/
Vanuleck671/
Vanulhak671/
Vanwaulk671/
Vianna Leke671/
Vanaloka671/
Vanialak671/
Venelaki671/
von Luyk671/
van Lach671/
van Haeleweyck671/
van Luca671/
van Luch671/
Fanelaki671/
van Wellagh671/
Viana Wilke671/
Vannleak670/
Vanolack670/
Vanlluck670/
Fanlk670/
Vanolick670/
von Holck6353/
von Ilg572/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Elk
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