van Koolwijk Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Koolwijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Koolwijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4451:37,9496,409
Belgium151:766,44363,354
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Koolwijk Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Koolwijk is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 645,032nd most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 15,505,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Koolwijk live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 445 people, or 1 in 37,949. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 54 percent are found, North Brabant, where 15 percent are found and South Holland, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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Footnotes

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