Verstraeten Surname

60,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Verstraeten Surname User-submission:

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

Verstraeten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6,6051:1,741100
Netherlands9711:17,3922,703
France2611:254,49339,305
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Canada491:751,95159,756
England381:1,466,26563,675
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Verstraeten 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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Verstraeten Last Name Facts

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

Verstraeten (Russian: Верстраетен) occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Verstraeten? popularity and diffusion

Verstraeten is the 60,837th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 880,990 people. Verstraeten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Verstraeten are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 6,605 people, or 1 in 1,741. In Belgium Verstraeten is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 85 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Belgium it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Verstraeten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Verstraeten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Verstraeten last name expanded 8,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Verstraeten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Verstraeten surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Verstraeten earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 31.21% less than the national average, earning R 163,476 per year; in United States they earn 8.11% less than the national average, earning $39,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.53% less than the national average, earning $45,941 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Verstraeten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Verstraeten in the Russian language
Верстраетенverstraeten-

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