van Herk Surname
Approximately 2,730 people bear this surname
van Herk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,283 | 1:7,397 | 883 |
| Canada | 155 | 1:237,713 | 22,683 |
| Australia | 92 | 1:293,432 | 25,879 |
| Belgium | 72 | 1:159,676 | 22,068 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
van Herk Demographics
Average van Herk Salary in
United States
$88,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Herk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Herk Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Herk occurs most in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Herk? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Herk is the 159,798th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,669,431 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of van Herk live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name van Herk is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,283 people, or 1 in 7,397. In The Netherlands van Herk is most common in: South Holland, where 50 percent are found, North Brabant, where 28 percent are found and North Holland, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands van Herk is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Herck | 94 | 3,964 | / |
| van Erk | 93 | 588 | / |
| van Heurck | 89 | 551 | / |
| van Hercke | 89 | 22 | / |
| van Erck | 88 | 125 | / |
| Van-Herk | 88 | 2 | / |
| van Hork | 88 | 2 | / |
| van Hirk | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Herc | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Horck | 82 | 269 | / |
| van Harck | 82 | 37 | / |
| Van-Herck | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Ark | 80 | 970 | / |
| van Ork | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Arck | 75 | 15 | / |
| van Harg | 75 | 0 | / |
| van York | 75 | 0 | / |
| Van-Ark | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Ark | 67 | 1 | / |
| von York | 63 | 6 | / |
| von Arc | 53 | 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 Herk
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