Hulst Surname

117,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hulst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hulst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,3801:7,095823
United States1,2561:288,58226,808
Canada741:497,91342,460
Australia621:435,41534,362
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
France91:7,380,302306,885
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

The alternate forms: Hülst (41) are calculated separately.

Hulst (67) may also be a first name.

Hulst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hulst is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be found as a variant: Hülst. For other potential spellings of Hulst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hulst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117,048th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,851,511 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Hulst reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,191,548th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 67 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,380 people, or 1 in 7,095. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 27 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and Overijssel, where 13 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Hulst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hulst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hulst last name rose 1,380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hulst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hulst last name are 27.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hulst earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.32% less than the national average, earning 199,613 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.66% more than the national average, earning $45,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning $46,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hülst9341/
Heulst912/
Houlst912/
Haulst910/
Hulste910/
Hulstz910/
Huls894,697/
Ulst8964/
D'Hulst83511/
Holst8028,602/
Hulse8014,760/
Hulls801,059/
Hilst80501/
Hules80213/
Heuls80196/
Gulst8027/
Hulsh8025/
Hauls8014/
Ulsts8014/
Hulsz8013/
Houls806/
Khuls805/
Ulste804/
Chuls803/
Huils802/
Hutls801/
Hulss800/
Oulst800/
Ulest800/
D'Hulest771/
Uls7516/
Houles73902/
Hulsch73215/
Chules73122/
Chouls7353/
Hollst7336/
Cholst7331/
Chulse7322/
Ulscht7320/
Huiles7315/
Hulles7314/
Hußels7312/
Chauls7310/
Houlse736/
Haules734/
Huglis732/
Huless732/
Hullse732/
Khules731/
Khulse731/
Haulse731/
Holest731/
Gulsth731/
Goulst731/
Huyles731/
Hulese731/
Khouls731/
Khulsh731/
Houlls730/
Hoolst730/
Hulsce730/
Heulse730/
Hulshe730/
Hutles730/
Hüls673,816/
Ulsh671,032/
Choules67954/
Ules67724/
Hols67669/
Uhls67643/
Auls67175/
Olst67139/
Hussels67116/
Juls6787/
Ulse6742/
Gulestø6738/
Chulles6737/
Guls6727/
Haußels6723/
Hulz6713/
Ulsø6713/
Hollest6712/
Auleste6712/
Houlles6710/
Ouls673/
Euls672/
Hutless672/
Chaules672/
Ulhs672/
Chutels672/
Julshth671/
Houltje671/
Huglies671/
Ilst671/
Heulsse671/
Houlsse671/
Uils671/
Gullest671/
Khaules671/
Khoules671/
Auglist671/
Ulsz671/
Goulest670/
Chuyles670/
Hauless670/
Hausles670/
Huttles670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hulst
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