van Herk Surname

159,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Herk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Herk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,2831:7,397883
Canada1551:237,71322,683
Australia921:293,43225,879
Belgium721:159,67622,068
United States321:11,326,842445,236
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

van Herk Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Herk is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

van Herk is the 159,798th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,669,431 people. The last name van Herk occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of van Herk are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Herk is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,283 people, or 1 in 7,397. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 50 percent live, North Brabant, where 28 percent live and North Holland, where 6 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

van Herk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Herk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 942.38% more than the national average, earning R 2,477,080 per year; in United States they earn 103.94% more than the national average, earning $88,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning $47,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Herck943,964/
van Erk93588/
van Heurck89551/
van Hercke8922/
van Erck88125/
Van-Herk882/
van Hork882/
van Hirk881/
van Herc881/
van Horck82269/
van Harck8237/
Van-Herck822/
van Ark80970/
van Ork800/
van Arck7515/
van Harg750/
van York750/
Van-Ark672/
von Ark671/
von York636/
von Arc531/

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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
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  • 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 Herk
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