van Vark Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Vark Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Vark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2871:58,84010,138
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

van Vark Last Name Facts

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

van Vark is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

van Vark is the 798,040th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name van Vark occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of van Vark reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 58,840. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 29 percent live, North Brabant, where 21 percent live and Utrecht, where 15 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

van Vark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Vark has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Vark last name increased 229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Vark Last Name Statistics demography

van Vark earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 112.19% more than the national average, earning $91,559 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Verk8835/
van Bark885/
van Vork880/
van Bork75126/
van Work750/
van Workt710/
van Borg632/
von Borck5919/
van Bourg594/
von Borke591/
van Borgh591/
von Borcke5633/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Vark
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