Alst Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Alst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Norway111:467,48139,375
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Alst (16) may also be a first name.

Alst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alst is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Alst.

How Common Is The Last Name Alst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alst is the 1,453,389th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Alst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Alst reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 234,544. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 31 percent reside, Gelderland, where 26 percent reside and North Brabant, where 22 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands Alst occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Alst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alst surname grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Alst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.56% more than the national average, earning 444,910 kr per year and in United States they earn 36.67% less than the national average, earning $27,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aalst89352/
Galst8982/
Aelst8949/
Alste8929/
Halst8918/
Alest899/
Als864,219/
Aleste80329/
Halste8011/
Aalste808/
Halest805/
Allest804/
Haelst802/
Haulst800/
Halstd800/
Ales755,514/
Elst752,334/
Alsh751,758/
Alls751,640/
Hals751,568/
Alse75253/
Auls75175/
Eals75146/
Olst75139/
Ahls75113/
Alsø7532/
Gals7530/
Ails7515/
Alzt7511/
Ajls758/
Alhs755/
Al's755/
Atls754/
Alsd754/
Alct754/
Alås753/
Ayls752/
Aals752/
Alss751/
Auleste7312/
Hallste7310/
Haleste734/
Alleste732/
Ahlesth731/
Auglist731/
Hallest730/
Holst6728,602/
Hales6727,063/
Alles6714,651/
Gales6714,145/
Halls679,654/
Eales675,367/
Halse673,249/
Ailes672,407/
Ayles672,091/
Aules671,524/
Ahles671,521/
Hails671,520/
Alese671,382/
Aills67375/
Haals67173/
Halås67151/
Aalse67147/
Gauls67136/
Halsh67120/
Alsch6794/
Gails6777/
Aless6775/
Aulls6773/
Heals6771/
Golst6749/
Galls6744/
D'Allest6735/
Atles6725/
Alshe6723/
Aglis6719/
Halsz6717/
Olsht6717/
Altje6716/
Eelst6715/
Hauls6714/
Asels6712/
Helst6711/
Alsøe6710/
Ealse678/
Gayls678/
Elszt678/
Ahlse678/
Atlsh678/
Asles677/
Galås677/
Alhes677/
Galss676/
Olest676/
Aales676/
Olstø675/
Elest674/
Olszt673/
Hayls672/
Ajles672/
Olstd672/
Alzte672/
Allsø672/
Alsse672/
Alshh672/
Eilst671/
Galsh671/
Hallsttd671/
Allss671/
Ahlss671/
Acils671/
Halsø671/
Ahlås671/
Alesė671/
Aalsø671/
Gaals671/
Alhsh671/
Asils671/
Ealls670/
Allse670/
Oulst670/
Halss670/
Aylss670/
Ealsh670/
Ahals670/
Alesd670/
Ailse670/

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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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  • 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 Alst
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