van der Horst Surname

40,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Horst Surname Definition:

“Of the Eyrie” in Old Dutch.

van der Horst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands10,6421:1,58793
South Africa1,4201:38,1534,898
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Belgium941:122,30517,923
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
France561:1,186,120124,657
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Canada471:783,94961,790
Argentina431:994,03362,207
England391:1,428,66862,556
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Israel161:534,85239,210
Austria161:532,21549,801
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Norway61:857,04855,549
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Suriname11:552,6169,664
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van der Horst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Eyrie” in Old Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van der Horst Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Horst is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of van der Horst.

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

It is the 40,477th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 562,962 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of van der Horst live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 10,642 people, or 1 in 1,587. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 22 percent live, North Holland, where 19 percent live and North Brabant, where 15 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

van der Horst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van der Horst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Horst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Horst earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.1% more than the national average, earning R 328,176 per year and in Canada they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $53,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van de Horst9635/
van der Hors967/
van der Harst921,539/
von der Horst9237/
van der Horss928/
van der Herst921/
van der Hurst921/
van der Horse921/
van der Harrst891/
Van-Der-Horst857/

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