van Zelst Surname

284,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Zelst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Zelst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2051:14,0142,079
Australia351:771,30649,759
Belgium221:522,57550,051
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

van Zelst Last Name Facts

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

van Zelst occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Zelst.

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

The last name van Zelst is the 284,627th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,390,197 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of van Zelst live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,205 people, or 1 in 14,014. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 28 percent live, North Holland, where 23 percent live and South Holland, where 22 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

van Zelst Last Name Statistics demography

van Zelst earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.9% less than the national average, earning $40,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Zeelst95156/
van Zielst9579/
van Selst89171/
van Celst8951/
van Gels8242/
van Gilst781,156/
van Giels78113/
van Gils717,819/
van Gilse67114/
van Gills6711/
Van-Gils5934/
von Selz598/
Van-Gilse561/

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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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  • 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 Zelst
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