van der Elst Surname

116,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van der Elst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Elst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,0261:5,675690
Netherlands1,5211:11,1031,535
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
France1041:638,68083,098
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
England271:2,063,63279,942
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China21:683,660,78330,601
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

van der Elst Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Elst is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Elst? popularity and diffusion

van der Elst is the 116,854th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,848,224 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of van der Elst reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 2,026 people, or 1 in 5,675. In Belgium van der Elst is most common in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent live and Walloon Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 39 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

van der Elst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Elst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.36% more than the national average, earning R 580,692 per year; in United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.18% more than the national average, earning $59,709 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Elst
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