Vrolijk Surname

110,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Vrolijk Surname User-submission:

The Vrolijk surname means 'being happy', 'cheerful' in Dutch.

Vrolijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,0811:5,481581
Aruba8271:12516
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Belgium441:261,28731,734
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England211:2,653,24194,788
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Norway81:642,78647,258
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Curaçao41:39,312638
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Vrolijk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vrolijk surname means 'being happy', 'cheerful' in Dutch.

- catho

Vrolijk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vrolijk is found most in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vrolijk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vrolijk is the 110,197th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,726,907 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Vrolijk reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,081 people, or 1 in 5,481. In The Netherlands Vrolijk is most numerous in: South Holland, where 51 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and North Brabant, where 11 percent live. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Aruba, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Vrolijk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vrolijk has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Vrolijk last name expanded 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vrolijk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vrolijk last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Vrolijk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.85% less than the national average, earning 228,929 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,779 per year; in South Africa they earn 169.62% more than the national average, earning R 640,728 per year and in United States they earn 25.96% more than the national average, earning $54,349 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vrolijks93316/
Vrolijkx9340/
Vrolijke931/
Vrolik92391/
Vrolick86115/
Vroliks8627/
Vroolik865/
Vroliek861/
Vroulike801/
Vroulick801/
Vrolix77539/
Vrolyk77293/
Brolik77152/
Broulik71105/
Brolick7171/
Vrolyks7162/
Vrzalik7152/
Vrolixs7115/
Brollik7111/
Broulick671/
Brolic627/
Brolek627/
Brolík625/
Wralik622/
Wrolix621/
Wrzalik57468/
Broulík57204/
Vrzalík5738/
Wrzolek5735/
Broulyk573/
Broulic571/
Brahlick533/
Vrzhalyk532/

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