van Staen Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
van Staen Surname User-submission:
Vanstaen, Vanstaën or Van Staen is a family name mainly carried in Belgium and in the department of the North of France, it is a variant of Van Staden, which would mean someone coming 'from Staden', village located in West Flanders. The 'd' is not pronounced in Dutch, it would gradually fade and then disappear.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van Staen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Vanstaen, Vanstaën or Van Staen is a family name mainly carried in Belgium and in the department of the North of France, it is a variant of Van Staden, which would mean someone coming 'from Staden', village located in West Flanders. The 'd' is not pronounced in Dutch, it would gradually fade and then disappear. We can also make the connection of this last name with Verstaen, that some Belgium church representatives have blithely mixed up in some of their parochial acts dated 17th and 18th centuries.
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Where Does The Last Name van Staen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Staen occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Staen? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Staen is the 1,701,480th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Staen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
van Staen is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 1,006,405. In France van Staen is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 65 percent are found, Grand Est, where 15 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent are found. Apart from France this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 41 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Stayen | 95 | 2 | / |
| van Stawen | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Sten | 94 | 14 | / |
| van Staeten | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Staayen | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Steen | 89 | 3,378 | / |
| van Stein | 89 | 404 | / |
| van Steyn | 89 | 272 | / |
| Van-Staen | 89 | 19 | / |
| van Stean | 89 | 2 | / |
| van Stien | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Steijn | 84 | 1,316 | / |
| van Styn | 82 | 80 | / |
| van Stijn | 78 | 755 | / |
| von Stein | 78 | 550 | / |
| von Steen | 78 | 21 | / |
| Van-Stein | 78 | 5 | / |
| van Stuyn | 78 | 2 | / |
| Van-Steen | 78 | 2 | / |
| von Steun | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Sting | 78 | 1 | / |
| von Stien | 78 | 1 | / |
| von Stain | 78 | 1 | / |
| Van-Steyn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Van-Stten | 78 | 1 | / |
| Von-Stein | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Steim | 67 | 1 | / |
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