van Herck Surname

116,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Herck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Herck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,8191:3,010291
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
France141:4,744,480251,814
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Wales41:773,63329,106
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Herck Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Herck is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of van Herck.

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

van Herck is the 116,325th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,838,432 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Herck reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 3,819 people, or 1 in 3,010. In Belgium van Herck is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 94 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Belgium this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

van Herck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Herck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Herck last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Herck Last Name Statistics demography

van Herck earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.32% less than the national average, earning $43,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Heurck95551/
van Hercke9522/
van Herk942,730/
van Erck94125/
van Herc941/
van Horck89269/
van Harck8937/
Van-Herck892/
van Erk88588/
van Arck8215/
Van-Herk822/
van Hork822/
van Hirk821/
van Ark75970/
van Ork750/
van Harg710/
van York710/
Van-Ark632/
von Ark631/
von Arc631/
von York596/

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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 Herck
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