van Rijk Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Rijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Rijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2541:66,48511,373
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Rijck9414/
van Rijke941/
van Riek8856/
van Rick881/
van Reik881/
van Rieck829/
van Ricke821/
Van-Rijck821/
van Ryk8035/
van Reyk75184/
van Reek75143/
van Reck75101/
van Raek7531/
von Reik757/
van Ryek751/
van Rouk750/
van Reesk717/
van Rycke715/
van Riggs711/
Van-Ric671/
Van-Reyk631/
von Rajcs5914/
Van-Rycke591/
von Rex532/

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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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  • 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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