Verhaelst Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Verhaelst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verhaelst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Verhaelst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verhaelst occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Verhaelst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verhaelst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Verhaelst is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Verhaelst occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Verhaelst are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Verhaelst is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Verhaelst is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 97 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent live. Beside South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Verhaelst Last Name Statistics demography

Verhaelst earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.54% less than the national average, earning R 167,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verhelst947,640/
Verhalst943/
Veraelst941/
Verhoelst8948/
Verhaulst891/
Verhelest891/
Verhelstt891/
Veralst881/
Ferhelst8241/
Verholst821/
Vereilest781/

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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 Verhaelst
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