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
van Zalk is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Zalk? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Zalk is the 1,144,405th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Zalk reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 83,600. In The Netherlands van Zalk is most common in: Gelderland, where 54 percent are found, Overijssel, where 19 percent are found and Utrecht, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands van Zalk is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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