Vorst Surname

314,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Vorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4661:36,2396,099
United States4561:794,86661,363
Germany821:981,77468,040
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Aruba181:5,749789
England181:3,095,448105,421
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Curaçao141:11,232389
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Austria91:946,15970,786
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saint Martin11:35,156229
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Vorst (43) may also be a first name.

Vorst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vorst (Russian: Ворст) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vorst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 314,042nd most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,093,266 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Vorst reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name globally It is held by 43 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 466 people, or 1 in 36,239. In The Netherlands Vorst is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 31 percent are found, South Holland, where 21 percent are found and North Holland, where 17 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Vorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vorst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vorst last name rose 1,629 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vorst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vorst surname are 32.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.31% being registered to vote for the party.

Vorst earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $46,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voorst91212/
Vorste918/
Vors89280/
Vorsthe831/
Borst8013,983/
Forst807,200/
Worst802,332/
Verst80630/
Voors80506/
Vorse80438/
Varst8025/
Vours804/
Vorss801/
Vohrs801/
Vorrs801/
Vorsh801/
Voirs800/
Vorstova777/
Foerst73552/
Forste73377/
Forsht73175/
Vaerst73144/
Bourst73133/
Forszt73126/
Borste7382/
Varsht7346/
Forsth7332/
Borsht7327/
Vaarst7325/
Vahrst7311/
Vorsøe739/
Woerst738/
Forsts737/
Forrst736/
Fourst732/
Worsth731/
Fohrst731/
Worstz731/
Worszt731/
Woorst731/
Pforst731/
Worste731/
Varsts730/
Phorst730/
Vourrs730/
Vorsse730/
Boorst730/
Bors6713,584/
Vars67666/
Wors67113/
Forscht6794/
Vorsova6753/
Borscht6737/
Forsthe6714/
Verscht679/
Vorsová678/
Uors674/
Forssth671/
Worstte670/

Vorst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vorst in the Russian language
Ворстvorst-

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