van Nest Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

van Nest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Nest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:204,97417,750

van Nest Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Nest occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van Nest click here.

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

The surname is the 772,238th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. van Nest occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of van Nest are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 1,618,120. In The United States it is most common in: New Jersey, where 17 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 39 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

van Nest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Nest has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 9 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Nest Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Nest earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 88.85% more than the national average, earning $81,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $50,828 CAD per year.

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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 Nest
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