van Workum Surname
Approximately 572 people bear this surname
van Workum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 503 | 1:33,573 | 5,604 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
van Workum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Workum Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Workum is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Workum? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Workum is the 556,360th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of van Workum are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
van Workum is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 503 people, or 1 in 33,573. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 42 percent reside, South Holland, where 23 percent reside and North Brabant, where 9 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Woerkum | 95 | 218 | / |
| Vanworkum | 95 | 37 | / |
| van Workhum | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Werkum | 90 | 64 | / |
| van Worcum | 90 | 25 | / |
| van Borkum | 90 | 17 | / |
| van Workun | 90 | 2 | / |
| van Woerkom | 86 | 1,531 | / |
| van Worekom | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Woerkam | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Rekum | 84 | 197 | / |
| Vanwerkum | 84 | 5 | / |
| Vanworkom | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Woerekom | 82 | 31 | / |
| Vanwoerkom | 80 | 246 | / |
| van Reekum | 80 | 191 | / |
| van Burkum | 80 | 20 | / |
| Vanweorkom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vanwoerkam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanworekom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanwoerkem | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Verkum | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Woercom | 76 | 3 | / |
| van Recum | 74 | 33 | / |
| Vanreekum | 74 | 14 | / |
| van Erkom | 74 | 6 | / |
| Viana Orquem | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Reckem | 70 | 76 | / |
| van Erckem | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Warcom | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Raukema | 67 | 7 | / |
| van Roukema | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Workum
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