vander Elst Surname

229,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

vander Elst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

vander Elst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,5541:7,398992
France981:677,78386,620
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Ireland211:224,2358,707
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

vander Elst Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name vander Elst Come From? nationality or country of origin

vander Elst is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name vander Elst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 229,904th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,138,300 people. vander Elst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of vander Elst are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name vander Elst is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,554 people, or 1 in 7,398. In Belgium vander Elst is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 55 percent live, Walloon Region, where 24 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 21 percent live. Outside of Belgium it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 2 percent live.

vander Elst Last Name Statistics demography

vander Elst earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.17% less than the national average, earning 252,035 kr 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
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