van Asteren Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Asteren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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van Asteren Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

van Asteren Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Asteren occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Asteren? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Asteren reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Asteren is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,221,794. In The Netherlands van Asteren is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 25 percent are found, Overijssel, where 25 percent are found and South Holland, where 25 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Gasteren96583/
van Astern951/
van Haasteren92674/
van Hateren9129/
van Achteren87284/
van Hesteren87223/
van Oosteren87202/
van Eesteren87110/
van Ostern863/
van Otteren8216/
van Outeren8212/
Van-Achteren784/
van Houteren781/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 van Asteren
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