Stana Forename
22,922nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 38,559 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro
Stana Forename User-submission:
The name Stana came from the imperative voice of verb stati, which means 'to stop'. It is given to a girl, in a long line of girls in the family, when they wanted to get a boy. Boys were preferred in Slavic culture and many parents wanted to stop giving birth to girls, therefore they give a girl that name.
Stana Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 100% | 13,061 | 1:547 | 124 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 12,939 | 1:272 | 40 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2,668 | 1:1,581 | 299 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 2,377 | 1:267 | 54 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1,946 | 1:3,592 | 527 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 1,072 | 1:1,950 | 390 |
| Romania | 100% | 820 | 1:24,454 | 1,655 |
| Kosovo | - | 747 | 1:2,492 | 548 |
| United States | 95% | 703 | 1:515,700 | 13,476 |
| Afghanistan | 82% | 405 | 1:80,552 | 3,083 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 375 | 1:6,557 | 730 |
| Germany | 100% | 266 | 1:363,451 | 4,351 |
| Austria | 100% | 251 | 1:33,921 | 1,221 |
| Pakistan | 59% | 172 | 1:1,129,987 | 19,006 |
| Sweden | 100% | 109 | 1:90,440 | 4,012 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 91 | 1:90,258 | 2,974 |
| Canada | - | 64 | 1:517,709 | 13,457 |
| England | 52% | 45 | 1:1,235,620 | 18,913 |
| France | 100% | 42 | 1:1,582,627 | 10,245 |
| Spain | 100% | 41 | 1:1,134,877 | 9,172 |
| India | 53% | 35 | 1:34,710,799 | 676,029 |
| Italy | 100% | 34 | 1:1,795,944 | 12,956 |
| Australia | - | 33 | 1:413,867 | 7,187 |
| Czechia | 76% | 31 | 1:343,747 | 2,102 |
| Denmark | - | 24 | 1:235,396 | 4,909 |
| Peru | 100% | 21 | 1:1,513,879 | 17,250 |
| Indonesia | - | 21 | 1:12,283,984 | 367,223 |
| Russia | 100% | 17 | 1:8,484,336 | 34,226 |
| Brazil | 100% | 15 | 1:14,282,410 | 156,374 |
| Norway | 100% | 14 | 1:366,595 | 7,406 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 12 | 1:3,791,659 | 7,438 |
| South Africa | 67% | 10 | 1:5,453,265 | 111,420 |
| Chile | 100% | 10 | 1:1,760,721 | 12,680 |
| Argentina | 100% | 8 | 1:5,346,655 | 13,183 |
| Papua New Guinea | 86% | 7 | 1:1,164,616 | 79,875 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 4 | 1:1,327,516 | 4,597 |
| Finland | 75% | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| DR Congo | 50% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Ireland | - | 4 | 1:1,160,880 | 7,088 |
| Turkey | 100% | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Malaysia | 67% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| New Zealand | - | 3 | 1:1,512,015 | 11,267 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Albania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Bhutan | - | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Moldova | 100% | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
The alternate forms: Staňa (10), Stána (1), Staná (1), Stáňa (53) & Stáńa (1) are calculated separately.
Stana (6,670) may also be a surname.
Stana Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Stana came from the imperative voice of verb stati, which means 'to stop'. It is given to a girl, in a long line of girls in the family, when they wanted to get a boy. Boys were preferred in Slavic culture and many parents wanted to stop giving birth to girls, therefore they give a girl that name.
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Sample size: 141 (2014)
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Stana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stana in the Russian language | ||
| Стана | stana | - |
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