van der Harst Surname

256,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

van der Harst Surname User-submission:

The surname van der Harst means 'from the deer' in Dutch.

van der Harst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4241:11,8591,679
Australia271:999,84158,390
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Aruba141:7,3911,045
United States121:30,204,911765,334
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

van der Harst Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname van der Harst means 'from the deer' in Dutch.

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van der Harst Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Harst occurs most in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname van der Harst is the 256,222nd most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,735,248 people. van der Harst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of van der Harst are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

van der Harst is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,424 people, or 1 in 11,859. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 57 percent reside, North Holland, where 11 percent reside and Friesland, where 9 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

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