van Gorp Surname

82,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Gorp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gorp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,9841:3,853405
Netherlands2,3201:7,279858
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
Canada761:484,81041,569
Australia741:364,80730,412
France411:1,620,066149,911
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

van Gorp Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Gorp is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van Gorp click here.

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

The last name is the 82,081st most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,233,505 people. The surname van Gorp is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of van Gorp reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,984 people, or 1 in 3,853. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent live, Walloon Region, where 3 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Belgium it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

van Gorp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Gorp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Gorp surname rose 1,162 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Gorp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the van Gorp surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount van Gorp earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 60.98% more than the national average, earning $69,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.84% less than the national average, earning $46,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Gorph944/
van Gurp882,014/
van Goor881,883/
Van-Gorp885/
van Gore882/
van Ggurp821/
van Gordt821/
van Arp801/
Van-Gurp7514/
van Gaart7114/
van Arb675/
von Harpe5934/
von Arb53536/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Gorp
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