Where Does The Last Name van Leest Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name van Leest is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Leest? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 377,677^th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,703,537 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of van Leest are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Leest is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 750 people, or 1 in 22,516. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 43 percent are found, South Holland, where 28 percent are found and Gelderland, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands van Leest occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and Belgium, where 4 percent are found.