van Niekerk Surname
Approximately 69,352 people bear this surname
van Niekerk Surname User-submission:
Van Niekerk is a Dutch surname, meaning 'at the newly made church'. It is derived from the Dutch words nieuwe, meaning 'new', kerk, meaning 'church', and the prefix van, meaning 'from'.
There is a municipality named Nijkerk (Niekerk) in the province of Gelderland.
Read More About This Surnamevan Niekerk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 60,361 | 1:898 | 79 |
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Netherlands | 798 | 1:21,162 | 3,362 |
| Australia | 630 | 1:42,850 | 5,449 |
| England | 530 | 1:105,128 | 11,010 |
| Namibia | 402 | 1:5,994 | 1,162 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| New Zealand | 325 | 1:13,933 | 2,424 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Canada | 201 | 1:183,311 | 18,199 |
| United States | 125 | 1:2,899,671 | 170,778 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
van Niekerk Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Van Niekerk is a Dutch surname, meaning 'at the newly made church'. It is derived from the Dutch words nieuwe, meaning 'new', kerk, meaning 'church', and the prefix van, meaning 'from'.
There is a municipality named Nijkerk (Niekerk) in the province of Gelderland. The city was named Nijkerk after the main church burned down in 1221 and was reinstated afterwards (this happened multiple times). The church that gave Nijkerk its name was burned down again in 1421. Another church was built, Grote-of-Sint-Catharinaerk, and it still exists.
- deleted-173293Van Niekerk is a Dutch surname, meaning 'at the newly made church'. It is derived from the words nieuwe, meaning 'new' and kerk, meaning 'church' = Niekerk, + prefix van, meaning 'from'.
- deleted-173293A Dutch surname, meaning 'of New Church'.
- dpvannieThis surname means 'of the New Church'.
- janine9vnvan Niekerk Demographics
Average van Niekerk Salary in
United States
$73,906 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Niekerk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Niekerk Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Niekerk is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Niekerk? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Niekerk is the 8,211th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 105,081 people. van Niekerk occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of van Niekerk are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 60,361 people, or 1 in 898. In South Africa van Niekerk is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, Western Cape, where 20 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside. Barring South Africa it is found in 71 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 7 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.
van Niekerk Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Niekerk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.6% more than the national average, earning R 417,288 per year; in United States they earn 71.28% more than the national average, earning $73,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $55,620 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Niekierk | 96 | 1 | / |
| van Nikerk | 95 | 3 | / |
| van Nijkerk | 91 | 54 | / |
| Van-Niekerk | 91 | 42 | / |
| van Neikerk | 91 | 4 | / |
| van Nickerk | 91 | 4 | / |
| von Niekerk | 91 | 4 | / |
| van Niekirk | 91 | 3 | / |
| van Niekrek | 91 | 2 | / |
| van Nıekerk | 91 | 2 | / |
| van Niecerk | 91 | 1 | / |
| van Nykerk | 86 | 6 | / |
| Van-Niekirk | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Nickrek | 73 | 3 | / |
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