Verstaen Surname
Approximately 522 people bear this surname
Verstaen 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 | 333 | 1:34,524 | 5,610 |
| France | 152 | 1:436,992 | 63,144 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Verstaen 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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Average Verstaen Salary in
United States
$54,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Verstaen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Verstaen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Verstaen has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Verstaen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Verstaen? popularity and diffusion
Verstaen is the 596,518th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Verstaen live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 333 people, or 1 in 34,524. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 83 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 16 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Belgium Verstaen exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 29 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.
Verstaen Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Verstaen earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.87% more than the national average, earning $54,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning $44,976 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veerstaen | 94 | 4 | / |
| Versten | 93 | 47 | / |
| Verstaeten | 89 | 6 | / |
| Verstein | 88 | 21 | / |
| Verstean | 88 | 1 | / |
| Versteen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Versteyne | 82 | 15 | / |
| Øverstuen | 82 | 11 | / |
| Vershteyn | 82 | 3 | / |
| Verstin | 80 | 185 | / |
| Fersten | 80 | 73 | / |
| Verstyn | 80 | 68 | / |
| Bersten | 80 | 49 | / |
| Wersten | 80 | 48 | / |
| Vorsten | 80 | 27 | / |
| Varsten | 80 | 0 | / |
| Versteijne | 78 | 78 | / |
| Håverstein | 78 | 4 | / |
| Versteijen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Werstein | 75 | 352 | / |
| Verstina | 75 | 68 | / |
| Wuersten | 75 | 29 | / |
| Wehrsten | 75 | 15 | / |
| Weirsten | 75 | 9 | / |
| Verstyna | 75 | 5 | / |
| Fiersten | 75 | 4 | / |
| Berstain | 75 | 3 | / |
| Berstejn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Berstajn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Virstein | 75 | 1 | / |
| Werstien | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bersteen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bershten | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wehrstein | 71 | 233 | / |
| Bershteyn | 71 | 208 | / |
| Bershtein | 71 | 168 | / |
| Fierstien | 71 | 37 | / |
| Werrstein | 71 | 14 | / |
| Beerstein | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bersztein | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wehrstien | 71 | 3 | / |
| Beirstein | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bershtayn | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wersteitn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wersztajn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berrstein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bersztejn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huerstein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bearstein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wersteiin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weirstein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feershten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weirstien | 71 | 0 | / |
| Forsten | 67 | 665 | / |
| Firsten | 67 | 71 | / |
| Fyrsten | 67 | 57 | / |
| Byrsten | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ferstin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Werstyn | 67 | 8 | / |
| Berschtein | 67 | 7 | / |
| Werstén | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wirsten | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vyrstyn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Birsten | 67 | 5 | / |
| Werstin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Berstin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Försten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferstem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferzten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bearshtein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verstim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worsten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Werstem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Warsten | 67 | 0 | / |
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