van der Hoest Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Hoest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Hoest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van der Hoest Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Hoest is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 1,795,579th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of van der Hoest live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 172,318. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 42 percent are found, North Holland, where 20 percent are found and North Brabant, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Hoest
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