van Erck Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
van Erck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 89 | 1:129,176 | 18,730 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Erck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Erck Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Erck occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Erck? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,612,213th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. van Erck occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Erck are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 129,176. In Belgium van Erck is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 79 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 13 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 26 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Herck | 94 | 3,964 | / |
| van Erk | 93 | 588 | / |
| van Heurck | 89 | 551 | / |
| van Hercke | 89 | 22 | / |
| van Herk | 88 | 2,730 | / |
| van Arck | 88 | 15 | / |
| van Herc | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Horck | 82 | 269 | / |
| van Harck | 82 | 37 | / |
| Van-Herck | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Ark | 80 | 970 | / |
| van Ork | 80 | 0 | / |
| Van-Herk | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Hork | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Hirk | 75 | 1 | / |
| van York | 75 | 0 | / |
| von Gierk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Van-Ark | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Ark | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Arc | 67 | 1 | / |
| von York | 63 | 6 | / |
| van Harg | 63 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Erck
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