Vanster Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Vanster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Vanster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanster (Russian: Ванстер) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vanster.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanster? popularity and diffusion

Vanster is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Vanster is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Vanster reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Vanster is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found, Western Cape, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 11 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Vanster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vanster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vanster surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanster Last Name Statistics demography

Vanster earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.86% less than the national average, earning R 43,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vanster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vanster in the Russian language
Ванстерvanster-

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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 Vanster
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