van Wyk Surname
Approximately 125,074 people bear this surname
van Wyk Surname Definition:
From place names in several parts of Holland (near Utrecht, North Brabant and elsewhere).
van Wyk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 106,985 | 1:506 | 33 |
| Namibia | 7,680 | 1:314 | 20 |
| Mozambique | 6,798 | 1:4,010 | 928 |
| Australia | 881 | 1:30,642 | 4,087 |
| England | 639 | 1:87,196 | 9,501 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| United States | 352 | 1:1,029,713 | 75,652 |
| Canada | 327 | 1:112,678 | 12,031 |
| Netherlands | 252 | 1:67,013 | 11,436 |
| New Zealand | 226 | 1:20,037 | 3,526 |
| Botswana | 149 | 1:14,677 | 2,860 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Oman | 11 | 1:335,270 | 4,992 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
van Wyk (17) may also be a first name.
van Wyk Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From place names in several parts of Holland (near Utrecht, North Brabant and elsewhere).
van Wyk Demographics
Average Male van Wyk Height
175.47 cm
Average Female van Wyk Height
163.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
van Wyk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Wyk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Wyk has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Wyk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,494th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,266 people. The last name van Wyk occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of van Wyk are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. van Wyk is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.
The last name van Wyk is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 106,985 people, or 1 in 506. In South Africa van Wyk is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 28 percent reside, Gauteng, where 22 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 15 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 6 percent reside and Mozambique, where 5 percent reside.
van Wyk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of van Wyk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Wyk last name expanded 2,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
van Wyk Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Wyk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.04% less than the national average, earning 228,274 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.57% more than the national average, earning R 305,532 per year and in Canada they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $53,833 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Wyck | 93 | 335 | / |
| van Wyke | 93 | 37 | / |
| van Wyks | 93 | 1 | / |
| van Wayk | 93 | 1 | / |
| van Weyck | 88 | 22 | / |
| van Wycke | 88 | 7 | / |
| Van-Wyk | 86 | 120 | / |
| van Wik | 86 | 3 | / |
| von Wyk | 86 | 2 | / |
| van Vyk | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Wek | 86 | 0 | / |
| van Wijk | 80 | 16,626 | / |
| van Wiek | 80 | 19 | / |
| van Wick | 80 | 16 | / |
| van Weik | 80 | 6 | / |
| van Wike | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Wihk | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Wejk | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Vuyk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Van-Wyck | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Wisk | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Week | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Vyok | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Wijck | 75 | 768 | / |
| van Wijke | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Weeks | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Wicks | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Weick | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Wicke | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Wig | 71 | 19 | / |
| van Bek | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Wic | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Huik | 67 | 83 | / |
| van Beck | 67 | 75 | / |
| van Beik | 67 | 31 | / |
| von Wick | 67 | 16 | / |
| van Bick | 67 | 8 | / |
| Van-Wijk | 67 | 4 | / |
| von Wijk | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Vike | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Beak | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Vick | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Veek | 67 | 0 | / |
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