Verhelst Surname
Approximately 7,640 people bear this surname
Verhelst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 5,602 | 1:2,052 | 143 |
| Netherlands | 714 | 1:23,652 | 3,828 |
| United States | 470 | 1:771,189 | 59,919 |
| France | 307 | 1:216,361 | 33,623 |
| Canada | 241 | 1:152,886 | 15,553 |
| Venezuela | 114 | 1:264,948 | 6,420 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Honduras | 15 | 1:587,763 | 3,647 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Verhelst Demographics
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Verhelst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Verhelst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Verhelst is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Verhelst? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 65,342nd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 953,867 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Verhelst reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Verhelst is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 5,602 people, or 1 in 2,052. In Belgium Verhelst is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent live, Walloon Region, where 8 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Belgium this surname occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Verhelst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Verhelst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 11,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Verhelst Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Verhelst surname are 39.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Verhelst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.24% more than the national average, earning 346,925 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 70.26% more than the national average, earning $38,654,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $45,688 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verhoelst | 94 | 48 | / |
| Verhaelst | 94 | 31 | / |
| Verheslst | 94 | 4 | / |
| Verhelstt | 94 | 1 | / |
| Verhelest | 94 | 1 | / |
| Verhels | 93 | 3 | / |
| Verheles | 88 | 1,959 | / |
| Ferhelst | 88 | 41 | / |
| Verhalst | 88 | 3 | / |
| Verhilst | 88 | 2 | / |
| Verholst | 88 | 1 | / |
| Berhelst | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vercheles | 82 | 3 | / |
| Vereilest | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vergels | 80 | 41 | / |
| Veralst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vergeles | 75 | 418 | / |
| Verhyles | 75 | 70 | / |
| Verzeles | 75 | 5 | / |
| Verjeles | 75 | 1 | / |
| Verreles | 75 | 1 | / |
| Verhelesova | 74 | 25 | / |
| Werhelstová | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bearheels | 71 | 20 | / |
| Vergelles | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veriles | 67 | 81 | / |
| Bergels | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vergils | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vireles | 67 | 10 | / |
| Veryles | 67 | 9 | / |
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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 Verhelst
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