Verstraten Surname

231,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Verstraten Surname User-submission:

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

Verstraten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3061:12,9301,882
Belgium1481:77,68012,268
Canada931:396,18935,081
United States631:5,753,316282,354
France601:1,107,045119,335
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Verstraten 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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Verstraten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verstraten is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verstraten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 231,788th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,181,036 people. The last name Verstraten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Verstraten reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Verstraten is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,306 people, or 1 in 12,930. In The Netherlands Verstraten is most common in: North Brabant, where 49 percent are found, South Holland, where 16 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands Verstraten is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Verstraten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Verstraten surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Verstraten earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.57% more than the national average, earning $55,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $51,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verstraeten958,272/
Verstraaten95955/
Verstreaten951/
Vierstraeten913/
Veerstraeten911/
Verstraetaen911/
Verstreten901/
Farstraten801/
Berstrein742/
Värstrand741/
Werstrand740/
Berstron670/

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