van Wijk Surname

32,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Wijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands14,0311:1,20460
South Africa1,0591:51,1596,489
Belgium2721:42,2676,923
Australia2341:115,36612,799
Thailand1801:392,43568,893
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
Sweden1161:84,8866,261
Canada1031:357,72432,292
England761:733,13240,828
Japan651:1,966,83527,587
United States581:6,249,292299,206
France501:1,328,454133,611
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Norway121:428,52437,411
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Namibia51:481,88011,140
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

van Wijk Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Wijk is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 32,063rd most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 438,322 people. The surname van Wijk occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of van Wijk are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 14,031 people, or 1 in 1,204. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 28 percent live, Gelderland, where 14 percent live and North Brabant, where 14 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 54 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

van Wijk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Wijk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.62% less than the national average, earning 253,966 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 153.8% more than the national average, earning R 603,120 per year; in United States they earn 48.03% more than the national average, earning $63,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.48% more than the national average, earning $54,890 CAD per year.

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