van Aalst Surname

135,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Aalst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Aalst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,8531:5,919641
Australia1901:142,08315,253
Canada531:695,20056,020
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Belgium411:280,40633,354
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England321:1,741,18971,393
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

van Aalst Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Aalst is found most in The Netherlands. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Aalst.

How Common Is The Last Name van Aalst? popularity and diffusion

The last name van Aalst is the 135,143rd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,189,767 people. The surname van Aalst is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of van Aalst are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,853 people, or 1 in 5,919. In The Netherlands van Aalst is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 32 percent live, Gelderland, where 20 percent live and North Brabant, where 18 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

van Aalst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Aalst earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $52,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Alst94752/
van Aelst891,281/
van Halst89131/
van Alste8913/
van Allst894/
van Haelst84347/
van Elst822,051/
van Olst821,515/
von Alst8218/
Van-Alst822/
van Alse820/
van Holst78688/
Van-Aelst785/
van Alles781/
van Hoolst74178/
van Heulst745/
Van-Olst711/
Van-Elst711/
von Elst710/
von Holst67102/

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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 van Aalst
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