Verstraete Surname

45,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Verstraete Surname User-submission:

This is a Flemish/Dutch surname, an abbreviation of Van Der Straete(n) surname, meaning 'of the street'.

Verstraete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7,7501:1,48375
France2,0751:32,0113,893
United States8101:447,48038,385
Netherlands3211:52,6089,020
Canada1921:191,90418,895
Argentina1121:381,63829,480
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
England181:3,095,448105,421
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726

Verstraete Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Flemish/Dutch surname, an abbreviation of Van Der Straete(n) surname, meaning 'of the street'.

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Verstraete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Verstraete occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verstraete? popularity and diffusion

The surname Verstraete is the 45,396th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 637,525 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Verstraete are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 7,750 people, or 1 in 1,483. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent live, Walloon Region, where 6 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Belgium this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in France, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Verstraete Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Verstraete last name are 2.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Verstraete earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $47,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $54,204 CAD per year.

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