van Horck Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Horck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Horck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2441:69,21011,804
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Horck Last Name Facts

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

van Horck is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 966,131st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name van Horck is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of van Horck reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Horck is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 69,210. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 75 percent are found, North Brabant, where 15 percent are found and North Holland, where 5 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Horcke951/
van Hork942/
van Herck893,964/
van Hurck89155/
van Harck8937/
van Ork880/
van Heurck84551/
van Herk822,730/
van Erck82125/
van Hurk8225/
van Arck8215/
van Herc821/
Van-Herck782/
van Harke780/
van Ark75970/
van Urk75842/
van Erk75588/
Van-Herk712/
van Harg710/
Van-Urk634/
Van-Ark632/
van Arx631/
von Ark631/
von Arc631/
von Arks590/
von Arx504,246/
van D'Arque503/

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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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  • 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 Horck
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