van Keep Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Keep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Keep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1051:160,83023,699
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Keep Last Name Facts

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

van Keep is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 1,775,494th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Keep are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Keep is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 160,830. In The Netherlands van Keep is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 60 percent are found, South Holland, where 15 percent are found and North Holland, where 7 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Kee938/
van Keer881,263/
van Key803/
van Khe801/
von Kee801/
van Kets75362/
van Chee757/
van Keys751/
van Kerr751/
van Ky7114/
van Keith7110/
van Qcker711/
van Ka711/
van Ce711/
van Kha679/
van Que676/
van Kay674/
van Kaj671/
van Kaa671/
van Che671/
van Kit671/
van Hce671/

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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 Keep
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