van West Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Bermuda

van West Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van West Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2321:72,79012,363
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
Belgium771:149,30720,954
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Australia271:999,84158,390
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England121:4,643,172139,951
France31:22,140,907385,998
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

van West Last Name Facts

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

van West is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name van West is the 592,650th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of van West reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 72,790. In The Netherlands van West is most common in: North Holland, where 36 percent are found, South Holland, where 28 percent are found and North Brabant, where 15 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands van West is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and Belgium, where 15 percent are found.

van West Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van West has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van West last name grew 171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van West Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van West earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning R 236,976 per year; in United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.25% more than the national average, earning $61,232 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Woest941/
van Weest941/
van Best8890/
von West881/
van Beest821,348/
van Wijst821/
van Voest820/
Van-Best758/
von Vest751/
van Bist751/
van Vast750/
van Vost750/
Van-Beest716/
van Beesd712/
van Vasst710/
Von-Best631/
von Wicht5913/
van Vicht595/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 West
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