van Hulst Surname

193,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hulst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hulst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,9181:8,8051,117
Australia621:435,41534,362
Belgium571:201,69626,362
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
United States251:14,498,357517,445
France181:3,690,151224,666
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England41:13,929,515290,718
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: van Hülst (5) are calculated separately.

van Hulst Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Hulst occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: van Hülst. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname van Hulst is the 193,184th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,345,981 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of van Hulst reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,918 people, or 1 in 8,805. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 32 percent are found, Gelderland, where 20 percent are found and North Brabant, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands van Hulst is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

van Hulst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Hulst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.5% less than the national average, earning R 139,020 per year and in United States they earn 161.3% more than the national average, earning $112,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hülst965/
van Heulst955/
van Ulst9425/
van Huls9412/
van Holst89688/
van Hilst89415/
van Hulse8922/
Van-Hulst896/
van Hoolst84178/
van Olst821,515/
von Holst78102/
von Hülst781/
Van-Olst711/
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 Hulst
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