Vanwijk Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vanwijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanwijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Vanwijk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanwijk has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanwijk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,465,390th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Vanwijk are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States Vanwijk is most frequent in: California, where 27 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Colorado, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Vanwijk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vanwijk last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vanwijk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $53,763 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanwijck93117/
Vanwik922/
Vanwick8652/
Vanwike861/
Vanwieck803/
Vanwicks800/
Vanwyk773,189/
Vanvik77223/
Vanwig7737/
Vanbik778/
Vanwic772/
Vanwyck71628/
Vanwyke7163/
Fanwick7156/
Vanvick7145/
Wanwick712/
Vonwike711/
Vanwysk711/
Vasnuik711/
Vanwwyk711/
Vannvik711/
Vannwyk711/
Vanweek710/
Vanwigh710/
Vonwick710/
Vanwycke6717/
Vanvieck676/
Vanbeick674/
Woonwijk671/
Vanweeks671/
Vonwieck671/
Fainwick670/
Vanwheck670/

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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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  • 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 Vanwijk
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