van Genk Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
van Genk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 80 | 1:211,090 | 28,733 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Genk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Genk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Genk occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Genk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,746,159th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Genk are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 211,090. In The Netherlands van Genk is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 69 percent live, Groningen, where 9 percent live and Utrecht, where 9 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 25 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Genck | 94 | 30 | / |
| van Enk | 93 | 466 | / |
| van Gen | 93 | 1 | / |
| van Gent | 88 | 4,544 | / |
| van Gend | 88 | 728 | / |
| van Gink | 88 | 194 | / |
| van Geen | 88 | 129 | / |
| van Enck | 88 | 79 | / |
| van Geng | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Zenk | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Geesink | 84 | 41 | / |
| van Geene | 82 | 566 | / |
| van Gendt | 82 | 505 | / |
| van Genne | 82 | 158 | / |
| van Gheen | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Geesn | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Gyn | 80 | 23 | / |
| van Sen | 80 | 5 | / |
| Van-Enk | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Jen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Zen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Geem | 75 | 426 | / |
| van Saen | 75 | 73 | / |
| van Zoen | 75 | 70 | / |
| van Engh | 75 | 15 | / |
| Van-Gent | 75 | 9 | / |
| van Zaen | 75 | 9 | / |
| van Gemd | 75 | 6 | / |
| van Soen | 75 | 4 | / |
| van Seng | 75 | 3 | / |
| von Gend | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Zien | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Zent | 75 | 0 | / |
| Van-Genne | 71 | 5 | / |
| van Nguyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Zendt | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Ing | 67 | 4 | / |
| van Sin | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Cin | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Jen | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Heinke | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ooyink | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Uynckt | 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
- 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 Genk
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