van Steyn Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Steyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Steyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1831:92,28015,166
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

van Steyn Last Name Facts

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

van Steyn occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Steyn.

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

It is the 959,117th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. The surname van Steyn occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of van Steyn are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Steyn is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 92,280. In The Netherlands van Steyn is most frequent in: South Holland, where 58 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and Zeeland, where 5 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands van Steyn occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

van Steyn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Steyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 105.54% more than the national average, earning $88,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning $46,089 CAD per year.

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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 Steyn
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