van Rijckeghem Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
van Rijckeghem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 121 | 1:95,014 | 14,658 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
van Rijckeghem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Rijckeghem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Rijckeghem is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Rijckeghem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,565,797th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name van Rijckeghem is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Rijckeghem reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 95,014. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Belgium van Rijckeghem occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Rijckegem | 96 | 2 | / |
| van Rijkeghem | 96 | 2 | / |
| van Rickegem | 92 | 1 | / |
| van Ryckeghem | 89 | 575 | / |
| van Ryckegem | 85 | 30 | / |
| van Rykeghem | 85 | 1 | / |
| van Roekeghem | 81 | 76 | / |
| van Rycheghem | 81 | 8 | / |
| Van-Ryckeghem | 81 | 4 | / |
| Van-Roekeghem | 74 | 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 Rijckeghem
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