Verstaen Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

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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Verstaen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3331:34,5245,610
France1521:436,99263,144
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080

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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Verstaen Last Name Facts

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

Verstaen is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Verstaen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 596,518th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Verstaen are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 34,524. In Belgium Verstaen is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 83 percent live, Walloon Region, where 16 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Belgium this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

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.

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