van Reekum Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Reekum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Reekum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1771:95,40815,599
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van Reekum Last Name Facts

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

van Reekum is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 1,222,957th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Reekum reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 95,408. In The Netherlands van Reekum is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 49 percent live, Utrecht, where 19 percent live and South Holland, where 14 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

van Reekum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Reekum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Reekum last name grew 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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