van Gorkum Surname

331,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gorkum Surname Definition:

From place name in South Holland. More correctly Gorinchem.

van Gorkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0291:16,4112,521
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France101:6,642,272293,169
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Gorkum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in South Holland. More correctly Gorinchem.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Gorkum Last Name Facts

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

van Gorkum occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 331,287th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,524,213 people. The last name van Gorkum is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Gorkum live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,029 people, or 1 in 16,411. In The Netherlands van Gorkum is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 30 percent are found, South Holland, where 27 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

van Gorkum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Gorkum earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 164.49% more than the national average, earning $114,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.63% less than the national average, earning $41,918 CAD per year.

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