van Reckem Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
van Reckem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van Reckem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Reckem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Reckem is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Reckem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Reckem live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 287,416. In Belgium van Reckem is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent live. Beside Belgium van Reckem is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 46 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanreckem | 95 | 22 | / |
| van Rechem | 90 | 196 | / |
| Van-Reckem | 90 | 2 | / |
| van Erckem | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Rekum | 84 | 197 | / |
| van Rekom | 84 | 49 | / |
| van Recum | 84 | 33 | / |
| van Reken | 84 | 27 | / |
| van Reekum | 80 | 191 | / |
| van Reeken | 80 | 180 | / |
| van Rechen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanrekom | 78 | 4 | / |
| van Raukema | 76 | 7 | / |
| van Reijken | 76 | 6 | / |
| van Arichem | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Roukema | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Worekom | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Rykom | 74 | 43 | / |
| Vanreekum | 74 | 14 | / |
| van Erkom | 74 | 6 | / |
| von Recum | 74 | 5 | / |
| van Ryken | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Woerekom | 73 | 31 | / |
| van Workum | 70 | 572 | / |
| van Rijkom | 70 | 144 | / |
| van Werkum | 70 | 64 | / |
| von Reeken | 70 | 30 | / |
| van Worcum | 70 | 25 | / |
| van Rycheghem | 70 | 8 | / |
| Vanworekom | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vanwoerkem | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Rijken | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Warreghem | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Herweghem | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Warcom | 70 | 0 | / |
| Vanherkema | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Woerkom | 67 | 1,531 | / |
| van Woerkum | 67 | 218 | / |
| Vonrecum | 67 | 13 | / |
| van Woercom | 67 | 3 | / |
| von Wrochem | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Workhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Woerkam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Reckem
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