van Amstel Surname

267,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Amstel Surname User-submission:

The surname van Amstel comes from a river's name, which is derived from aeme-stelle, old Dutch for 'water-area', an area abounding with water.

van Amstel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2551:13,4561,976
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Australia381:710,41347,396
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

van Amstel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname van Amstel comes from a river's name, which is derived from aeme-stelle, old Dutch for 'water-area', an area abounding with water.

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van Amstel Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Amstel has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 267,389th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,988,053 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of van Amstel are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,456. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 30 percent reside, North Brabant, where 22 percent reside and South Holland, where 14 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands van Amstel is found in 22 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

van Amstel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Amstel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.02% less than the national average, earning R 121,140 per year; in United States they earn 87.21% more than the national average, earning $80,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning $54,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanamstel9541/
Van-Amstel901/

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