van de Leest Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van de Leest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van de Leest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1571:73,22711,680
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van de Leest Last Name Facts

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

van de Leest occurs most in Belgium. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van de Leest? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,206,588th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of van de Leest live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van de Leest is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 73,227. In Belgium van de Leest is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 7 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

van de Leest Last Name Statistics demography

van de Leest earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $53,801 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 de Leest
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