van Rijk Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
van Rijk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 254 | 1:66,485 | 11,373 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van Rijk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Rijk Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Rijk occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van Rijk.
How Common Is The Last Name van Rijk? popularity and diffusion
van Rijk is the 933,049th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of van Rijk live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Rijk is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 66,485. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 33 percent live, North Holland, where 31 percent live and Utrecht, where 9 percent live. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Rijck | 94 | 14 | / |
| van Rijke | 94 | 1 | / |
| van Riek | 88 | 56 | / |
| van Rick | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Reik | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Rieck | 82 | 9 | / |
| van Ricke | 82 | 1 | / |
| Van-Rijck | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Ryk | 80 | 35 | / |
| van Reyk | 75 | 184 | / |
| van Reek | 75 | 143 | / |
| van Reck | 75 | 101 | / |
| van Raek | 75 | 31 | / |
| von Reik | 75 | 7 | / |
| van Ryek | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Rouk | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Reesk | 71 | 7 | / |
| van Rycke | 71 | 5 | / |
| van Riggs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Van-Ric | 67 | 1 | / |
| Van-Reyk | 63 | 1 | / |
| von Rajcs | 59 | 14 | / |
| Van-Rycke | 59 | 1 | / |
| von Rex | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Rijk
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