Vanstaen Surname
Approximately 394 people bear this surname
Vanstaen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 185 | 1:62,144 | 9,994 |
| France | 160 | 1:415,142 | 60,629 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vanstaen 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 Vanstaen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vanstaen is found most in Belgium. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vanstaen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanstaen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vanstaen is the 734,496th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Vanstaen are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Vanstaen is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 62,144. In Belgium Vanstaen is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent live, Walloon Region, where 2 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Belgium this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 41 percent live and Thailand, where 8 percent live.
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