Aelst Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Aelst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Aelst (39) may also be a first name.
Aelst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aelst Come From? nationality or country of origin
Aelst has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Aelst? popularity and diffusion
The surname Aelst is the 2,776,799th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Aelst reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Aelst is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 39 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 280,406. In Belgium Aelst is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 68 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 29 percent live and Walloon Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Belgium this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haelst | 91 | 2 | / |
| Elst | 89 | 2,334 | / |
| Alst | 89 | 147 | / |
| Aalst | 80 | 352 | / |
| Halst | 80 | 18 | / |
| Eelst | 80 | 15 | / |
| Helst | 80 | 11 | / |
| Alest | 80 | 9 | / |
| Elszt | 80 | 8 | / |
| Elest | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eilst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goelst | 73 | 85 | / |
| Halest | 73 | 5 | / |
| Allest | 73 | 4 | / |
| Heulst | 73 | 2 | / |
| Helest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elestd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Halstd | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ellest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Haulst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ehlest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Olst | 67 | 139 | / |
| Auleste | 67 | 12 | / |
| Alzt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Elsehet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alsd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Auglist | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Helst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahlesth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hallest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heilest | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Aelst
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