van Griken Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
van Griken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
van Griken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Griken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Griken is more commonly found in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van Griken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Griken? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Griken is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name van Griken occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of van Griken live; 82 percent live in South America and 82 percent live in Caribbean South America.
The surname is most commonly held in Venezuela, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 3,020,408. In Venezuela van Griken is primarily found in: Carabobo, where 30 percent are found, Aragua, where 20 percent are found and Capital District, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Venezuela this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Grieken | 95 | 1,529 | / |
| Vangriken | 95 | 7 | / |
| van Gricken | 95 | 5 | / |
| van Griecken | 91 | 3 | / |
| van Grie-Ken | 91 | 1 | / |
| van Grioeken | 91 | 1 | / |
| Vangrieken | 90 | 747 | / |
| Vangricken | 90 | 2 | / |
| van Kriken | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Greken | 90 | 1 | / |
| Vangreiken | 90 | 0 | / |
| van Krieken | 86 | 1,066 | / |
| Vangriecken | 86 | 20 | / |
| Van-Grieken | 86 | 16 | / |
| van Grichen | 86 | 11 | / |
| Van-Griéken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Van-Gricken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vankriken | 84 | 6 | / |
| Vankrieken | 80 | 94 | / |
| van Kerken | 80 | 80 | / |
| Vangriekin | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Gorkon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vankreiken | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Gorgen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vankriecken | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Krichen | 76 | 0 | / |
| Vangorkon | 74 | 9 | / |
| Vankerken | 74 | 5 | / |
| Vangorkun | 74 | 2 | / |
| Vongoerken | 70 | 5 | / |
| van Graaqn | 70 | 1 | / |
| Phangreikan | 67 | 21 | / |
| van Goor-Hagen | 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 Griken
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