van Eyk Surname

169,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Eyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Eyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1131:48,6776,191
Netherlands7061:23,9203,875
Australia3291:82,0549,517
Canada1381:266,99725,150
United States771:4,707,259244,676
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
England271:2,063,63279,942
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

van Eyk Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Eyk is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 169,672nd most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,865,728 people. van Eyk occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of van Eyk are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name van Eyk is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,113 people, or 1 in 48,677. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 37 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

van Eyk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Eyk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Eyk surname grew 481 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Eyk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Eyk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.79% more than the national average, earning R 393,984 per year; in United States they earn 85.22% more than the national average, earning $79,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $55,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Eyck931,708/
van Eyke9328/
van Eyek931/
van Ek92540/
van Yk9213/
van Eycke8886/
van Eck8612,338/
van Hek86374/
van Eek86292/
van Eik86201/
Van-Eyk8657/
van Yck8632/
van Eijk807,368/
van Hoek802,983/
van Heck801,245/
van Heek80682/
van Eick8077/
van Eeks8049/
van Ecke8045/
Van-Eyck808/
van Huyk805/
van Eeck802/
van Ecks802/
van Iejk801/
van Heke801/
van Eiek801/
van Ooyk800/
van Eigk800/
van Hyck800/
van Haek800/
van Hyke800/
van Ex7728/
Van-Ek771/
van Ak770/
van Hecke757,074/
van Hoeck751,234/
van Eijck75918/
van Eecke75419/
van Huyck75189/
van Hekke75140/
van Heeck7531/
van Heeke7529/
van Heeks755/
van Ooyek752/
Van-Eycke751/
van Haeck751/
van Hak7191/
van Eig7182/
van Heucke7163/
von Eck7136/
van Ijk7132/
Van-Eck7119/
van Ake7114/
Van-Eik714/
van Hex713/
van Ike712/
van Houeke711/
van Oik711/
Van-Eke711/
van Ack711/
van Ojik67116/
van Huik6783/
Van-Eijk679/
van Haak675/
von Yoak673/
von Eikh672/
van Houecke671/
Van-Heek671/
Van-Ecke671/
van Hauk670/
von Heek670/

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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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  • 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 Eyk
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