Elst Surname

182,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Elst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium8821:13,0351,961
Netherlands8291:20,3713,213
Germany2221:362,63734,736
Argentina1591:268,82721,629
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
England121:4,643,172139,951
France51:13,284,544357,392
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Elst (11) may also be a first name.

Elst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elst (Arabic: إلست, Russian: Эльст) is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 182,166th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,122,342 people. The surname Elst is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Elst are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 13,035. In Belgium Elst is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live and Walloon Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Belgium this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 36 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Elst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elst has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Elst surname grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elst last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elst earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.43% more than the national average, earning $55,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.18% more than the national average, earning $50,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elste891,071/
Elsts89156/
Aelst8949/
Eelst8915/
Helst8911/
Elszt898/
Elest894/
Eilst891/
Jelst891/
Els8621,434/
Helste8010/
Haelst802/
Heulst802/
Elestd801/
Helest801/
Eleste801/
Ehlest800/
Ellest800/
Jelsth800/
Else755,334/
Ells752,614/
Eles751,530/
Gels75903/
Elsh75254/
Eels75232/
Hels75184/
Eils75172/
Alst75147/
Eals75146/
Olst75139/
Ehls75115/
Első7553/
Elss7533/
Ylst7524/
Elhs7517/
Euls752/
Iels752/
Elsz752/
Elsë752/
Jlst752/
Esls752/
Ilst751/
Eljt751/
Elsehet739/
Heleste735/
Elleste731/
D'Helst731/
Gellest730/
Heilest730/
Holst6728,602/
Elles675,462/
Eales675,367/
Eyles674,669/
Eells671,851/
Eeles671,738/
Elese671,594/
Geels671,389/
Geles67851/
Heels67509/
Hilst67501/
Heles67447/
Aalst67352/
Eglis67235/
Ellse67221/
Heuls67196/
Eiles67179/
Hellestø67127/
Heils67125/
Ijlst6795/
Ehles6790/
Helse6774/
Heals6771/
Eilsø6764/
Gilst6755/
Esles6753/
Helsø6750/
Eills6748/
Hiels6748/
Eules6746/
Eulls6741/
Hells6723/
Halst6718/
Gelsz6717/
Jølst6717/
Olsht6717/
Alest679/
Eless679/
Gehls679/
Ealse678/
Helås678/
Gells677/
Olest676/
Olstø675/
Jiels674/
Eytls673/
Elsøe673/
Olszt673/
Illst672/
Olstd672/
Elsch672/
Helsh672/
Elhes672/
Elhsh672/
Heyls671/
Jeels671/
Ieles671/
Eilse671/
Eilss671/
Eelss671/
Elshe671/
Yellests671/
Helsd671/
Helsz671/
Helleste671/
Ehlss671/
Elsph671/
Ellxt671/
Gelss671/
Ealls670/
Gelsh670/
Hehls670/
Elsse670/
Esels670/
Etles670/
Ehlls670/
Ealsh670/
Ecels670/

Elst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elst in the Russian language
Эльстelst-
Elst in the Arabic language
إلستalst-

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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 Elst
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