Verelst Surname

119,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Verelst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verelst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,5701:3,220323
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
France751:885,636103,228
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England161:3,482,379114,324
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Verelst Last Name Facts

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

Verelst is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verelst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,187th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,889,434 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Verelst reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Verelst is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 3,570 people, or 1 in 3,220. In Belgium Verelst is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 94 percent live, Walloon Region, where 3 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Belgium this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 3 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Verelst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Verelst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Verelst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Verelst surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

Verelst earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $45,687 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verrelst93247/
Veraelst931/
Verehlst931/
Vehrelst931/
Verhlst861/
Verlest861/
Verls831/
Verrells8041/
Berels77123/
Verles7717/
Vierelles754/
Verrelles751/
Virrels7138/
Viorels7121/
Vergils7119/
Verhles713/
Berrels711/
Verilse711/
Verlese711/
Berells710/
Behrels710/
Berls67366/
Virelles67263/
Verrills6754/
Berrells6712/
Verleshe674/
Werrells671/
Werelsch671/
Berelles671/
Verlz670/
Werls670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Verelst
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