van Celst Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
van Celst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
van Celst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Celst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Celst is found most in Belgium. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Celst? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Celst is the 2,718,172nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Celst live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 442,179. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 54 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 42 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Belgium it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 47 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Zelst | 89 | 1,352 | / |
| van Kelst | 89 | 249 | / |
| van Selst | 89 | 171 | / |
| van Zeelst | 84 | 156 | / |
| van Zielst | 84 | 79 | / |
| van Gilst | 78 | 1,156 | / |
| Van-Kelst | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Klest | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Schils | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Selz | 59 | 8 | / |
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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 van Celst
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