van Steel Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Steel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Steel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

van Steel Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Steel has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van Steel click here.

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

It is the 3,432,070th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname van Steel occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 55 percent of van Steel are found; 55 percent are found in Australasia and 55 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,499,761. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 72 percent are found and New South Wales, where 28 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

van Steel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Steel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Steel surname contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Stel94130/
van Steutel901/
van Stell893/
van Stelt891/
van Sttel891/
van Steil890/
van Stawel84135/
van Stijl781/
Van-Stawel741/
van Stuyle740/

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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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  • 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 Steel
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