van Werkum Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
van Werkum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
van Werkum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Werkum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Werkum occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Werkum? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Werkum is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name van Werkum occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of van Werkum live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.
van Werkum is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 527,724. In The Netherlands van Werkum is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 56 percent reside, Gelderland, where 16 percent reside and South Holland, where 16 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands van Werkum occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 28 percent reside and New Zealand, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Woerkum | 95 | 218 | / |
| Vanwerkum | 95 | 5 | / |
| van Berkum | 90 | 1,689 | / |
| van Workum | 90 | 572 | / |
| van Verkum | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Woerkom | 86 | 1,531 | / |
| van Woerkam | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Workhum | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Rekum | 84 | 197 | / |
| Vanworkum | 84 | 37 | / |
| van Erkom | 84 | 6 | / |
| van Woerekom | 82 | 31 | / |
| Vanwoerkom | 80 | 246 | / |
| van Reekum | 80 | 191 | / |
| van Bercum | 80 | 35 | / |
| van Worcum | 80 | 25 | / |
| Vanweorkom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vanwoerkem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanwoerkam | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Erckem | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Woercom | 76 | 3 | / |
| van Worekom | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Rekom | 74 | 49 | / |
| van Rykom | 74 | 43 | / |
| van Recum | 74 | 33 | / |
| Vanreekum | 74 | 14 | / |
| Vanworkom | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Rijkom | 70 | 144 | / |
| van Reckem | 70 | 76 | / |
| Vanworekom | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vanherkema | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Warcom | 70 | 0 | / |
| Vanrekom | 67 | 4 | / |
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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
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- 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 Werkum
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