van Erkom Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
van Erkom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van Erkom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Erkom Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Erkom is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Erkom? popularity and diffusion
van Erkom is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of van Erkom are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,377,435. In The Netherlands van Erkom is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 100 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands van Erkom occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Woerkom | 90 | 1,531 | / |
| van Rekom | 89 | 49 | / |
| van Rykom | 89 | 43 | / |
| van Woerekom | 86 | 31 | / |
| Vanwoerkom | 84 | 246 | / |
| van Rijkom | 84 | 144 | / |
| van Werkum | 84 | 64 | / |
| Vanweorkom | 84 | 2 | / |
| van Erckem | 84 | 1 | / |
| Vanrekom | 82 | 4 | / |
| van Woerkum | 80 | 218 | / |
| van Woercom | 80 | 3 | / |
| van Woerkam | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Worekom | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Rekum | 78 | 197 | / |
| Vanwerkum | 78 | 5 | / |
| Vanworkom | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Workum | 74 | 572 | / |
| van Reekum | 74 | 191 | / |
| van Reckem | 74 | 76 | / |
| van Gercum | 74 | 22 | / |
| Vanworekom | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vanwoerkam | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vanwoerkem | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vanherkema | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Warcom | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Workhum | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vanworkum | 67 | 37 | / |
| van Recum | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vanreckem | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vanreekum | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vanarakam | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Gerkan | 63 | 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
- 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 Erkom
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