Verhiest Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Verhiest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verhiest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1081:106,45016,004
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
England171:3,277,533109,658
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Verhiest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verhiest has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verhiest? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,428,594th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Verhiest reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 106,450. In Belgium Verhiest is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Belgium it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verrhiest9421/
Verhest9356/
Verhist931/
Veriest931/
Verriest881,318/
Verhoest88785/
Verhaest88281/
Verheust8861/
Verheest888/
Verheist884/
Verhuist881/
Verrhies880/
Verest86478/
Veries8613/
Verhie862/
Veriet860/
Verriet80237/
Verrest8071/
Veyries8063/
Verries8035/
Berhiet8023/
Verhust8020/
Variest8010/
Vergest806/
Veriste802/
Vereist801/
Verhije801/
Veurest800/
Verie7734/
Verraest75235/
Vergeest75178/
Verrieth75116/
Verchier7585/
Verheije7578/
Verroest7528/
Verriett7515/
Veereste7515/
Varheust759/
Verreste754/
Verreyst753/
Verriesp751/
Vergaest751/
Verruest751/
Veriette750/
Beirhest750/
Verges717,221/
Berhie716,797/
Berest712,460/
Verget71207/
Verjes71175/
Veyrie71168/
Vergie71144/
Verier7198/
Verrie7189/
Veriez7180/
Vetrie7149/
Beriet7131/
Ferest7126/
Varest7123/
Verestova7121/
Varist7117/
Verhée7112/
Verjis7110/
Weries719/
Veried716/
Verzie712/
Beries712/
Virest712/
Berist711/
Viries711/
Viriet711/
Vherie711/
Verhye711/
Verust711/
Vearie710/
Werest710/
Verrier678,653/
Berchie673,522/
Veyrier671,608/
Verriez67639/
Berries67503/
Beyries67408/
Werries67356/
Berriet67218/
Foriest67217/
Varesht67187/
Berrest6790/
Ferrest6764/
Vergeet6751/
Vihrist6733/
Veirier6729/
Vergess6720/
Verjess6720/
Vergett6713/
Vihrest6712/
Vergees6710/
Behrist679/
Wieries679/
Beresth675/
Varisth674/
Viriete674/
Verecht673/
Fehrest673/
Vharest672/
Bergest672/
Vayries672/
Ferrist671/
Fariest671/
Foerest671/
Virgest671/
Verheay671/
Vearges671/
Veerjit671/
Verayie671/
Verriès671/
Vîhrest671/
Feriste671/
Beirist671/
Virchie671/
Vereehe670/
Uerries670/
Vearier670/
Vairies670/

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