van Reek Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
van Reek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 134 | 1:126,024 | 19,691 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
van Reek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Reek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Reek is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Reek? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Reek is the 1,478,479th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Reek live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
van Reek is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 126,024. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 57 percent are found, North Holland, where 13 percent are found and Utrecht, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.
van Reek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of van Reek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Reesk | 94 | 7 | / |
| van Reyk | 88 | 184 | / |
| van Reck | 88 | 101 | / |
| van Riek | 88 | 56 | / |
| van Raek | 88 | 31 | / |
| van Reik | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Ryek | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Rieck | 82 | 9 | / |
| van Ryk | 80 | 35 | / |
| van Rijk | 75 | 282 | / |
| von Reik | 75 | 7 | / |
| Van-Reyk | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Rick | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Rouk | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Rijck | 71 | 14 | / |
| van Rycke | 71 | 5 | / |
| van Rijke | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Ricke | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Rex | 67 | 2 | / |
| Van-Rycke | 59 | 1 | / |
| Van-Rijck | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Riggs | 59 | 1 | / |
| Van-Ric | 53 | 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 Reek
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis