van Zoest Surname

331,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Zoest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Zoest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0481:16,1142,465
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States171:21,321,114641,998
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van Zoest Last Name Facts

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

van Zoest occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 331,780th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,535,916 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Zoest reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,048 people, or 1 in 16,114. In The Netherlands van Zoest is mostly found in: South Holland, where 36 percent live, Gelderland, where 17 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands van Zoest exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

van Zoest Last Name Statistics demography

van Zoest earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 155.99% more than the national average, earning $110,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Soest894,554/
van Zeist89372/
van Zoost8918/
van Zeyst8914/
von Zoest895/
van Zoyst890/
van Zeijst84137/
van Joost7858/
von Joest7823/
van Zaist7810/
von Zoete781/
van Soezt781/
van Soedt781/
van Seyst781/
van Coe751/
van Joe751/
van Seijst7463/
van Saet71123/
van Caet7113/
van Sust713/
van Saes711/
van Zaez711/
van Saedt671/
van Joeij671/
van Saez595/
Van-Sust591/

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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 Zoest
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