Vankuiken

Vankuiken Meaning & Origin

About Vankuiken
The surname Vankuiken is of Dutch origin and is derived from the word "kuiken," meaning "chick" or "chicken" in English. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Kuiken. The name may have been given to individuals who were associated with chickens or poultry farming, or it could have been a nickname for someone with chicken-like characteristics such as being small or timid.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Vankuiken is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Vankuiken: 257
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 75,069
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Vankuiken based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FNKKN
🗽 NYSIIS
VA
🔊 Soundex
V0520205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
V AE2 NG K W IY0 OW1 K IH0 N
🌐 IPA
/vankuiken*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FNKKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
V522

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Vankuiken in Braille

Here's how to represent Vankuiken in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Vankuiken in braille

How to sign the name Vankuiken using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Vankuiken using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Vankuiken in sign language

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