van der Nest Surname

162,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van der Nest Surname User-submission:

The surname van der Nest means 'from the nest'. It comes from the name of a small village called De Nest, Netherlands. The name of the village means 'the nest'. It got this name from its location in a valley between two mountains. It is used by Dutch descendants (Boers, Afrikaners) in South Africa.

van der Nest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,5141:21,5502,731
Australia681:396,99632,204
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England161:3,482,379114,324
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

van der Nest Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname van der Nest means 'from the nest'. It comes from the name of a small village called De Nest, Netherlands. The name of the village means 'the nest'. It got this name from its location in a valley between two mountains. It is used by Dutch descendants (Boers, Afrikaners) in South Africa.

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van der Nest Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Nest is found most in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van der Nest click here.

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

van der Nest is the 162,470th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,722,281 people. van der Nest occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of van der Nest reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,514 people, or 1 in 21,550. In South Africa van der Nest is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 43 percent reside, Western Cape, where 11 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

van der Nest Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Nest earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.61% more than the national average, earning R 417,324 per year and in Canada they earn 14.14% more than the national average, earning $56,707 CAD per year.

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