Aelst Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Aelst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aelst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium411:280,40633,354
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The surname Aelst occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aelst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. Aelst is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Aelst reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 39 people.

It is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 280,406. In Belgium Aelst is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 68 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 29 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Belgium it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haelst912/
Elst892,334/
Alst89147/
Aalst80352/
Halst8018/
Eelst8015/
Helst8011/
Alest809/
Elszt808/
Elest804/
Eilst801/
Goelst7385/
Halest735/
Allest734/
Heulst732/
Helest731/
Elestd731/
Halstd730/
Ellest730/
Haulst730/
Ehlest730/
Olst67139/
Auleste6712/
Alzt6711/
Elsehet679/
Alsd674/
Auglist671/
D'Helst671/
Ahlesth671/
Hallest670/
Heilest670/

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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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  • 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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