Waldijk Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Waldijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waldijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Waldijk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waldijk is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldijk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Waldijk occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Waldijk live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Waldijk is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,412,454. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Drenthe, where 86 percent live and Groningen, where 14 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it is found in one country. It also occurs in Suriname, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waaldijk93148/
Waldik926/
Waaldeijk881/
Waldick86402/
Woldijk8640/
Waldiks861/
Waldiek860/
Waldike860/
Wahldick8024/
Wahldeik801/
Waldek77546/
Waldig7735/
Valdik777/
Wahldieck758/
Waldeck716,387/
Baldick71130/
Valdick7121/
Woldike7117/
Waaldyk7112/
Waldyke717/
Waldeke716/
Valdiek712/
Valdiks711/
Waldeek711/
Vahldiek67620/
Vahldick67204/
Walldeck6711/
Waldouck679/
Valhdick672/
Waldeigh672/
Valdieck671/
Valhdiek671/
Vahldeik671/
Walldeak670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Waldijk
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