van Baast Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Baast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Baast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3201:52,7729,048
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Baast Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Baast occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 821,713th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. van Baast occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of van Baast reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Baast is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 320 people, or 1 in 52,772. In The Netherlands van Baast is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 90 percent live, Gelderland, where 5 percent live and Utrecht, where 2 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Baas946/
van Baest89104/
van Bost82156/
van Best8290/
van Bays821/
van Bass821/
van Vast820/
van Ba805/
van Beest781,348/
van Boost7819/
van Baush785/
van Beate781/
van Vasst780/
van Bos75237/
van Bay7514/
van Bax751/
van Bau751/
van Vas750/
van Bach7111/
Van-Best718/
van Both717/
van Bose711/
Van-Bost711/
van Vost710/
van Bosch671,190/
van Bosse67268/
van Bo6749/
von Beust6728/
Van-Beest676/
van Beesd672/
van Beaux671/
van Voust670/

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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 Baast
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