van Gilst Surname

322,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gilst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gilst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0081:16,7532,590
Australia541:499,92037,885
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
France41:16,605,680368,153
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

van Gilst Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Gilst occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

van Gilst is the 322,699th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,304,105 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of van Gilst live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Gilst is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,008 people, or 1 in 16,753. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 39 percent live, Zeeland, where 31 percent live and North Holland, where 7 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

van Gilst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Gilst earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% less than the national average, earning $48,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Gils947,819/
van Hilst89415/
van Gilse89114/
van Giels89113/
van Gills8911/
van Guils892/
van Zielst8479/
van Elst822,051/
van Gels8242/
Van-Gils8234/
van Glse821/
van Zelst781,352/
van Selst78171/
van Celst7851/
van Geels782/
Van-Gilse781/
van Zeelst74156/
van Heulst745/
Van-Elst711/
von Elst710/

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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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  • 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 Gilst
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