Veldkamp Surname

97,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Veldkamp Surname User-submission:

Veldkamp is a Dutch surname, denoting someone who came from Veldkamp ('field camp'), Overijssel, near Gelderland.

Veldkamp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,4281:4,926510
United States4541:798,36861,583
Suriname3961:1,395126
Germany3121:258,03027,728
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Australia681:396,99632,204
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
France91:7,380,302306,885
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Veldkamp Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Veldkamp is a Dutch surname, denoting someone who came from Veldkamp ('field camp'), Overijssel, near Gelderland.

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Veldkamp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Veldkamp is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Veldkamp.

How Common Is The Last Name Veldkamp? popularity and diffusion

Veldkamp is the 97,336th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,494,268 people. The surname Veldkamp occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Veldkamp are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,428 people, or 1 in 4,926. In The Netherlands Veldkamp is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 27 percent live, Overijssel, where 17 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Veldkamp is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Suriname, where 8 percent live.

Veldkamp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Veldkamp has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 5,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Veldkamp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Veldkamp last name are 28.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Veldkamp earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.3% more than the national average, earning R 309,636 per year; in United States they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $48,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.52% less than the national average, earning $44,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feldkamp884,706/
Veltkamp881,945/
Veldcamp885/
Veldkemp881/
Feldkammp821/
Feldkamps821/
Fieldkamp820/
Feltkamp75129/
Feldcamp7591/
Veltcamp755/
Veltkemp752/
Feldkemp750/
Feldkanp750/
Fieldcamp7179/
Feltkanp630/
Feltkemp630/

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