van Diest Surname

213,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Diest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Diest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0261:16,4592,534
Belgium5921:19,4202,993
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia351:771,30649,759
Chile281:629,16015,000
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Diest Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Diest has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of van Diest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Diest? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 213,453rd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,777,888 people. van Diest occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of van Diest reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Diest is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,026 people, or 1 in 16,459. In The Netherlands van Diest is most frequent in: South Holland, where 27 percent reside, Gelderland, where 20 percent reside and North Holland, where 19 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands van Diest is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

van Diest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Diest has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,425 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Diest Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Diest earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.29% more than the national average, earning $58,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $47,309 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Diest
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