van Gastel Surname

155,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gastel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gastel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7521:9,6391,268
Belgium8081:14,2292,158
France781:851,573100,617
Australia651:415,31833,226
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Aruba11:103,4772,586

van Gastel Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Gastel is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 155,324th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,582,405 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of van Gastel are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Gastel is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,752 people, or 1 in 9,639. In The Netherlands van Gastel is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 63 percent live, South Holland, where 12 percent live and North Holland, where 8 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 29 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

van Gastel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Gastel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.7% more than the national average, earning R 429,420 per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $51,316 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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