van der Elst Surname
Approximately 3,943 people bear this surname
van der Elst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2,026 | 1:5,675 | 690 |
| Netherlands | 1,521 | 1:11,103 | 1,535 |
| South Africa | 109 | 1:497,043 | 40,551 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
van der Elst Demographics
Average van der Elst Salary in
United States
$96,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Els | 96 | 123 | / |
| van der Helst | 96 | 49 | / |
| van der Aelst | 96 | 15 | / |
| van der Elest | 96 | 1 | / |
| van der-Elst | 92 | 1 | / |
| van de Els | 91 | 1 | / |
| van der Holst | 88 | 693 | / |
| van der Hilst | 88 | 508 | / |
| van der Aalst | 88 | 427 | / |
| van de Aalst | 83 | 5 | / |
| Van-Der-Elst | 83 | 1 | / |
| Van-Der-Hilst | 72 | 1 | / |
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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 der Elst
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