Vereecken Surname

127,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vereecken Surname User-submission:

This is a Flemish surname, denoting someone who came from the oak trees. It is derived from the Dutch van der eik(en), abbreviated to vereik(en), the Flemish form vereecken/vereycken.

Vereecken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,9191:3,939421
Netherlands2471:68,36911,652
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Thailand961:735,816120,839
France671:991,384111,008
Canada531:695,20056,020
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

The alternate forms: Vereeçken (1) are calculated separately.

Vereecken Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Flemish surname, denoting someone who came from the oak trees. It is derived from the Dutch van der eik(en), abbreviated to vereik(en), the Flemish form vereecken/vereycken.

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Vereecken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vereecken is found most in Belgium. It can be rendered as: Vereeçken. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vereecken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 127,614th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,050,519 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Vereecken are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Vereecken is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 2,919 people, or 1 in 3,939. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Vereecken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vereecken surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Vereecken earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $42,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $50,354 CAD per year.

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