van Poelwijk Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Poelwijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Poelwijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Poelwijk Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Poelwijk is found most in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van Poelwijk click here.

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

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname van Poelwijk is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Poelwijk live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Poelwijk is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 938,176. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 78 percent are found, Flevoland, where 6 percent are found and North Brabant, where 6 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Poelwijck966/
van Poelijk961/
van Poelwyck831/
Vanpolewka733/
Vanpolak701/
van Pollock700/
van Ploeg6719/
Vanbolick671/
van Blaik670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Poelwijk
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