Vlerken Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vlerken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vlerken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Vlerken Last Name Facts

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

Vlerken is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vlerken? popularity and diffusion

Vlerken is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Vlerken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Vlerken reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Vlerken is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,055,448. In The Netherlands Vlerken is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 63 percent live, Gelderland, where 31 percent live and North Holland, where 6 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 8 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Floerken800/
Florken713/
Flörken711/
Flerkin710/
Flerkina671/
Flörcken671/
Flerking670/
Flarcken670/
Florkin57342/
Flarkin571/
Fleurquin50775/
Fleyrquin501/
Flyorkina501/
Blairking501/

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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
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  • 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 Vlerken
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