van Straaten Surname

90,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Straaten Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'from straaten', translated as 'streets/road' in English.

van Straaten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,7681:19,5732,468
Netherlands2,0771:8,131999
Canada761:484,81041,569
France741:897,604104,173
England661:844,21344,691
Australia451:599,90442,958
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Austria201:425,77243,235
Belgium191:605,08754,956
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

van Straaten Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'from straaten', translated as 'streets/road' in English.

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van Straaten Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Straaten has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of van Straaten click here.

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

van Straaten is the 90,813th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,381,525 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of van Straaten live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 2,768 people, or 1 in 19,573. In South Africa van Straaten is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Free State, where 13 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 39 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

van Straaten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Straaten has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the van Straaten last name grew 943 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Straaten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Straaten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.12% more than the national average, earning R 418,524 per year; in United States they earn 44.59% more than the national average, earning $62,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $53,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Straten963,907/
van Straeten92148/
van Stratten9233/
Van-Straaten923/
Van-Straten871/
van Stratin871/
van Streun8282/
van Strein822/
van Stronk731/
van Stroom641/

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