van Wijck Surname

444,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wijck Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of Wijk; i. e., Quarter or Parish.

van Wijck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6851:24,6534,015
Belgium321:359,27039,406
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Curaçao41:39,312638
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Wijck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of Wijk; i. e., Quarter or Parish.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Wijck Last Name Facts

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

van Wijck is found most in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of van Wijck.

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

van Wijck is the 444,536th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,488,992 people. van Wijck is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Wijck reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Wijck is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 685 people, or 1 in 24,653. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 24 percent reside, Zeeland, where 19 percent reside and North Brabant, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

van Wijck Last Name Statistics demography

van Wijck earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 161.02% more than the national average, earning R 620,292 per year.

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