van Kerken Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
van Kerken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 77 | 1:703,607 | 50,359 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Kerken Demographics
Average van Kerken Salary in
South Africa
R 261,456
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
van Kerken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Kerken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Kerken occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Kerken? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,106,139th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname van Kerken is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of van Kerken reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
van Kerken is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 703,607. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 42 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 26 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.
van Kerken Last Name Statistics demography
van Kerken earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.02% more than the national average, earning R 261,456 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vankerken | 95 | 5 | / |
| van Kriken | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Krieken | 86 | 1,066 | / |
| van Kerckem | 86 | 33 | / |
| Vankriken | 84 | 6 | / |
| Vanniekerken | 82 | 2 | / |
| Vankrieken | 80 | 94 | / |
| van Griken | 80 | 11 | / |
| van Greken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vankreiken | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Grieken | 76 | 1,529 | / |
| van Gricken | 76 | 5 | / |
| Vankriecken | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Krichen | 76 | 0 | / |
| Vannieuwkerken | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vangriken | 74 | 7 | / |
| van Griecken | 73 | 3 | / |
| van Grie-Ken | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Grioeken | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vangrieken | 70 | 747 | / |
| Vongoerken | 70 | 5 | / |
| Vangricken | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Gorkon | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Gorgen | 70 | 0 | / |
| Vangreiken | 70 | 0 | / |
| Vangriecken | 67 | 20 | / |
| Van-Grieken | 67 | 16 | / |
| van Grichen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Van-Gricken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Van-Griéken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankirkhoon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kerken
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