van Taak Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Taak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Taak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2691:201,40421,575
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

van Taak Last Name Facts

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

van Taak has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of van Taak click here.

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

van Taak is the 928,396th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of van Taak live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname van Taak is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 201,404. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 55 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and Northern Cape, where 9 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 2 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.

van Taak Last Name Statistics demography

van Taak earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.11% more than the national average, earning R 375,732 per year.

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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 Taak
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