van Elst Surname

202,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Elst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Elst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4091:11,9851,695
Belgium3891:29,5544,771
Germany901:894,50563,669
Australia741:364,80730,412
France161:4,151,420237,746
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Elst Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Elst is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Elst.

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

This last name is the 202,948th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,553,167 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Elst reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,409 people, or 1 in 11,985. In The Netherlands van Elst is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 27 percent reside, Utrecht, where 23 percent reside and North Brabant, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

van Elst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Elst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 129.34% more than the national average, earning R 545,004 per year and in Canada they earn 19.78% less than the national average, earning $39,857 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Aelst941,281/
van Els93509/
van Haelst89347/
van Heulst895/
van Olst881,515/
van Alst88752/
van Ells8869/
van Gels8842/
Van-Elst881/
van Else881/
von Elst880/
van Aalst823,328/
van Gilst821,156/
van Holst82688/
van Hilst82415/
van Halst82131/
Van-Aelst825/
van Allst824/
van Geels822/
van Gils757,819/
von Alst7518/
Van-Alst752/
van Ilse751/
Van-Olst751/
von Holst71102/
van Gills7111/
Van-Gils6334/

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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 Elst
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