van Niekirk Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
van Niekirk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van Niekirk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Niekirk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Niekirk is found most in Australia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Niekirk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of van Niekirk are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia it is primarily found in: Queensland, where 100 percent reside. Barring Australia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Niekierk | 96 | 1 | / |
| van Niekerk | 91 | 69,352 | / |
| van Niekrek | 91 | 2 | / |
| Van-Niekirk | 91 | 1 | / |
| van Nikerk | 86 | 3 | / |
| van Nijkerk | 82 | 54 | / |
| Van-Niekerk | 82 | 42 | / |
| van Neikerk | 82 | 4 | / |
| van Nickerk | 82 | 4 | / |
| von Niekerk | 82 | 4 | / |
| van Nıekerk | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Niecerk | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Nykerk | 76 | 6 | / |
| van Nickrek | 73 | 3 | / |
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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 Niekirk
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