Van Vorst Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Van Vorst Surname Definition:
VAN VORST, VAN VOORST: Local. From the town of Vorst, in Holland. Vorst, in Dutch, signifies a prince; Forst, German, a forest.
Van Vorst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | 1:3,236,240 | 185,654 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 203 | 1:247,383 | 20,545 |
Van Vorst Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
VAN VORST, VAN VOORST: Local. From the town of Vorst, in Holland. Vorst, in Dutch, signifies a prince; Forst, German, a forest.
Van Vorst Demographics
Average Van Vorst Salary in
United States
$71,088 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Van Vorst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Van Vorst Come From? nationality or country of origin
Van Vorst is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Van Vorst? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 980,795th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. Van Vorst occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Van Vorst reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Van Vorst is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 3,236,240. In The United States Van Vorst is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 28 percent live, Colorado, where 13 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent live and The Netherlands, where 20 percent live.
Van Vorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Van Vorst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Van Vorst Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Van Vorst earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 64.75% more than the national average, earning $71,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $49,271 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Voorst | 95 | 2,429 | / |
| van Vorrst | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Vors | 94 | 6 | / |
| van Vurst | 89 | 15 | / |
| van Verst | 89 | 9 | / |
| van Borst | 89 | 8 | / |
| van Forst | 89 | 8 | / |
| Van-Vorst | 89 | 1 | / |
| von Vorst | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Vorse | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Worst | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Varst | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Vorce | 78 | 24 | / |
| van Weerst | 74 | 18 | / |
| van Borsch | 74 | 2 | / |
| von Vaerst | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Weersth | 70 | 21 | / |
| van Baars | 67 | 383 | / |
| von Borsch | 63 | 1 | / |
| von Ferscht | 60 | 2 | / |
| von Woyrsch | 60 | 1 | / |
| Van-Baars | 56 | 4 | / |
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Footnotes
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