Vonk Surname

47,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vonk Surname User-submission:

The Vonk surname comes from the word vonk (older spelling variant vonck, plural noun vonken), which means 'spark', as in a spark that ignites a fire or a spark that comes from a forge. In the Napoleonic era, when the Netherlands was under French rule, the Dutch were forced to take on family names - as opposed to the patronymics that were usual at the time.

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Vonk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8,9601:1,885118
United States9451:383,55433,820
Canada2431:151,62815,427
Germany1161:694,01353,217
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Australia721:374,94030,993
England671:831,61344,286
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Belgium521:221,08928,230
France461:1,443,972140,296
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Wales201:154,72710,755
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Norway141:367,30634,015
Curaçao141:11,232389
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Vonk (17) may also be a first name.

Vonk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vonk surname comes from the word vonk (older spelling variant vonck, plural noun vonken), which means 'spark', as in a spark that ignites a fire or a spark that comes from a forge. In the Napoleonic era, when the Netherlands was under French rule, the Dutch were forced to take on family names - as opposed to the patronymics that were usual at the time. The name Vonk was most likely taken on by people who worked as smiths - making horse shoes and other metal items on forges, where sparks were, of course, ubiquitous.

- she_sparks

Vonk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vonk (Russian: Вонк) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vonk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vonk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,328th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 666,199 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Vonk reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

The surname Vonk is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 8,960 people, or 1 in 1,885. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 29 percent reside, North Holland, where 19 percent reside and Gelderland, where 12 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Vonk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vonk surname are 24.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vonk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.82% less than the national average, earning 253,247 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 100.09% more than the national average, earning R 475,500 per year; in United States they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $45,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $51,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vonck891,584/
Vonke8925/
Vongk891/
Voncke8017/
Vounck807/
Vongkh806/
Vonckh801/
Vong75116,723/
Fonk751,101/
Vank75733/
Vonc7517/
Wonk7511/
Vomk753/
Vonková73303/
Vounckx73262/
Vonkova739/
Vuong67230,835/
Voong672,843/
Voyng671,912/
Fonck671,565/
Voinkova671,157/
Vanke67669/
Voung67340/
Hvong67255/
Fonke67237/
Wonke67120/
Vongs67101/
Vanck6796/
Founk6760/
Voing6747/
Wongk6736/
Voynkova6721/
Foonk6719/
Voncq6712/
Vhong6710/
Vankh677/
Pfonk675/
Vongh674/
Phonk674/
Vongg673/
Boynk671/
Voymk671/
Vwong671/
Vuonc671/
Voncx671/
Vanìk671/
Vaank671/
Vankg671/
Wonks670/
Bohnk670/
Vaunk670/
Fonnk670/

Vonk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vonk in the Russian language
Вонкvonk-

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