Vorswijk Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Vorswijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vorswijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Vorswijk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vorswijk is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vorswijk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,765,740th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Vorswijk are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 312,725. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 78 percent reside, Flevoland, where 9 percent reside and Utrecht, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Suriname, where 47 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forswik800/
Worswick751,278/
Borswick750/
Forsvik6769/
Versvik6718/
Varswyk6711/
Borsvik671/
Warswick6329/
Varshbik6316/
Werswick633/
Borchwick595/
Bursvik5330/
Börsvik537/
Forsbek535/
Forsbäck50149/
Forsbeck5064/
Baarsvik5012/
Warzwick507/
Bursvick500/

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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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  • 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 Vorswijk
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