van Halst Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Halst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Halst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Belgium231:499,85448,667
France101:6,642,272293,169
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

van Halst Last Name Facts

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

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

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

It is the 1,565,797th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of van Halst reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Halst is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 291,158. In The Netherlands van Halst is mostly found in: Zeeland, where 45 percent are found, North Holland, where 41 percent are found and Overijssel, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Belgium, where 18 percent are found.

van Halst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Halst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Halst surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Halst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Halst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $50,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Haelst95347/
van Alst94752/
van Aalst893,328/
van Aelst891,281/
van Holst89688/
van Alste8913/
van Allst894/
van Hoolst84178/
van Heulst845/
van Elst822,051/
van Olst821,515/
von Alst8218/
Van-Alst822/
van Alse820/
von Holst78102/
Van-Aelst785/
van Alles781/
Van-Olst711/
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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Halst
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