Vanwyk Surname
Approximately 3,189 people bear this surname
Vanwyk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,908 | 1:189,968 | 18,837 |
| Namibia | 617 | 1:3,905 | 714 |
| South Africa | 439 | 1:123,412 | 14,564 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Vanwyk (112) may also be a first name.
Vanwyk Demographics
Average Male Vanwyk Height
176.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vanwyk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanwyk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vanwyk is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanwyk? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 140,045th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,285,214 people. The last name Vanwyk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Vanwyk live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Vanwyk is also the 885,979th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 112 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,908 people, or 1 in 189,968. In The United States it is primarily found in: Iowa, where 34 percent are found, Michigan, where 12 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.
Vanwyk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Vanwyk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vanwyk surname increased 95,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Vanwyk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Vanwyk last name are 8.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.24% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Vanwyk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.09% less than the national average, earning R 78,204 per year; in United States they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $44,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $55,710 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanwyck | 92 | 628 | / |
| Vanwyke | 92 | 63 | / |
| Vannwyk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vanwwyk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vanwysk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vanwycke | 86 | 17 | / |
| Vanvyk | 83 | 3 | / |
| Vanwik | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wanwyk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Banwyk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vanwyc | 83 | 0 | / |
| Vwyk | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vayk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanwijk | 77 | 145 | / |
| Vanwick | 77 | 52 | / |
| Vonwyck | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vanwike | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veenwyk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanweek | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vayke | 73 | 92 | / |
| Vaydk | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vnwik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vanwijck | 71 | 117 | / |
| Vanwieck | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vanweeks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanwheck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vanwicks | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wyk | 67 | 1,581 | / |
| Vyk | 67 | 381 | / |
| Vanvik | 67 | 223 | / |
| Vanwig | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wanwek | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vanbik | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vanbek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vanwic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaytke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanweg | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Vanwyk
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