van Straten Surname

117,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Straten Surname User-submission:

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

van Straten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,4491:6,896790
South Africa1,0001:54,1786,885
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Canada851:433,47837,831
Australia581:465,44335,949
England411:1,358,97760,528
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Straten Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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van Straten Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Straten occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

van Straten is the 117,777th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,865,254 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of van Straten reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,449 people, or 1 in 6,896. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 25 percent reside, North Brabant, where 19 percent reside and North Holland, where 19 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

van Straten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Straten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Straten surname rose 14,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Straten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Straten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.13% more than the national average, earning R 606,276 per year; in United States they earn 57.74% more than the national average, earning $68,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.79% more than the national average, earning $55,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Straaten965,275/
van Straeten96148/
van Stratten9633/
Van-Straten911/
van Stratin911/
Van-Straaten873/
van Streun8682/
van Strein862/
van Stronk761/
van Stroom671/

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