van Hilst Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hilst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hilst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3401:49,6688,498
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Belgium221:522,57550,051
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van Hilst Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Hilst occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name van Hilst is the 707,442nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of van Hilst live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Hilst is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 49,668. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 32 percent are found, North Brabant, where 29 percent are found and South Holland, where 19 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hulst892,178/
van Gilst891,156/
van Hülst895/
van Heulst845/
van Gils827,819/
van Elst822,051/
van Ulst8225/
van Ilse821/
van Gills7811/
Van-Hulst786/
von Hülst781/
van Els75509/
van Ells7169/
van Gels7142/
Van-Gils7134/
van Else711/
Van-Elst711/
von Elst710/
van Geels672/
Von-Hülst671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Hilst
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