van Gorcum Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
van Gorcum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 175 | 1:96,498 | 15,750 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
van Gorcum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Gorcum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Gorcum is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of van Gorcum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Gorcum? popularity and diffusion
van Gorcum is the 1,257,535th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name van Gorcum occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of van Gorcum live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 96,498. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 47 percent are found, North Brabant, where 19 percent are found and North Holland, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Gorkum | 90 | 1,117 | / |
| van Gorcom | 90 | 36 | / |
| van Gercum | 90 | 22 | / |
| van Gorchom | 86 | 8 | / |
| van Gorkeum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vangorkum | 84 | 88 | / |
| van Gorkom | 80 | 629 | / |
| van Gorkem | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Gurchom | 76 | 77 | / |
| Vangorkom | 74 | 130 | / |
| Vangorkam | 74 | 3 | / |
| Van-Gorkom | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Gorkon | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vangaracam | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Kerckem | 67 | 33 | / |
| van Kreckem | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Charcom | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Kerckhem | 64 | 9 | / |
| Vangarkom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vongorkom | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Kerkom | 60 | 68 | / |
| Vanakaracam | 57 | 170 | / |
| Vanakaracami | 55 | 16 | / |
| Vankerkom | 53 | 156 | / |
| Vankerkem | 53 | 39 | / |
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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 Gorcum
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