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 surname Vanstaen occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanstaen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 734,496th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname Vanstaen is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Vanstaen reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 62,144. In Belgium Vanstaen is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Belgium this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 41 percent are found and Thailand, where 8 percent are found.
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