Vaerst Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Vaerst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaerst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1031:781,60657,825
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Austria141:608,24554,975
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Vaerst Last Name Facts

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

Vaerst is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaerst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,471,719th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Vaerst are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 781,606. In Germany Vaerst is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent live, Hesse, where 9 percent live and Hamburg, where 7 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Austria, where 10 percent live.

Vaerst Last Name Statistics demography

Vaerst earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.99% more than the national average, earning $53,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verst91630/
Varst9125/
Baerst8358/
Varsht8346/
Vaarst8325/
Vahrst8311/
Vahers833/
Veaers831/
Faerst830/
Vierst830/
Voerste77103/
Verscht779/
Faerste771/
Ferst731,302/
Vorst731,196/
Werst731,034/
Farst73191/
Waers73169/
Voers7316/
Warst734/
Foerst67552/
Ferszt67540/
Boerst67372/
Feerst67138/
Fersht67108/
Waarst6767/
Farsht6756/
Feurst6749/
Bahers6740/
Huerst6715/
Wierst6713/
Wuerst6713/
Woerst678/
Whaers674/
Beaers673/
Bearst672/
Vejrstova671/
Baersh671/
Baaers671/
Wahers671/
Warstd671/
Warszt671/
Bayerstdt671/
Ferstt670/
Farstd670/

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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 Vaerst
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