van Geest Surname

199,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Geest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Geest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7781:9,4981,238
Canada841:438,63838,170
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Australia471:574,37741,856
United States211:17,259,949572,238
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Belgium151:766,44363,354
England141:3,979,861125,553
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

van Geest Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Geest is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 199,278th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,476,883 people. The surname van Geest occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of van Geest live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Geest is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,778 people, or 1 in 9,498. In The Netherlands van Geest is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 66 percent reside, North Holland, where 11 percent reside and Utrecht, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

van Geest Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Geest earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 62.88% more than the national average, earning R 387,060 per year and in Canada they earn 22.17% more than the national average, earning $60,697 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Geest
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