van Zalk Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
van Zalk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 202 | 1:83,600 | 13,946 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Zalk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Zalk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Zalk is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of van Zalk.
How Common Is The Last Name van Zalk? popularity and diffusion
van Zalk is the 1,144,405th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname van Zalk is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Zalk are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 83,600. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 54 percent live, Overijssel, where 19 percent live and Utrecht, where 9 percent live. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanzalk | 93 | 2 | / |
| van Calk | 88 | 2 | / |
| van Salk | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Calck | 82 | 94 | / |
| van Zlike | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Schalk | 78 | 41 | / |
| Vanzlike | 75 | 8 | / |
| Vanzlyke | 75 | 2 | / |
| von Zleck | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Zuijleko | 70 | 1 | / |
| von Schalk | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Scholk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Venzelyuk | 59 | 7 | / |
| Venzloweky | 56 | 1 | / |
| Fenzeluk | 50 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zalk
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