van Emst Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Emst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Emst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3411:49,5238,473
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Emst Last Name Facts

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

van Emst is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

van Emst is the 796,486th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Emst live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 49,523. In The Netherlands van Emst is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 41 percent are found, Overijssel, where 15 percent are found and Utrecht, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Gemst94140/
van Heemst89267/
van Enst88165/
van Amst881/
van Heems82148/
van Geems82128/
van Gimst82110/
van Himst8246/
van Ens80109/
van Himste7874/
van Gens7538/
Van-Enst751/
van Hens751/
van Enns751/
van Geens7123/
van Genns710/
Van-Ens672/
van Henz631/
van Gins631/
van Gains594/
van Heinz593/
van Goins591/
von Ins53116/

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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 Emst
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