Sandnes Surname

140,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sandnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,8261:1,820149
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Denmark151:376,31425,792
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sandnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sandnes (Russian: Санднес) is most common in Norway. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 140,045th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,285,214 people. The surname Sandnes is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Sandnes reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 2,826 people, or 1 in 1,820. In Norway Sandnes is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 32 percent live, Western Norway, where 29 percent live and Central Norway, where 16 percent live. Aside from Norway it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Sandnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sandnes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sandnes surname rose 2,411 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sandnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sandnes are 34.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.03% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sandnes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning 357,619 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.08% more than the national average, earning R 373,284 per year; in United States they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $43,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.96% less than the national average, earning $36,783 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sandnes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sandnes in the Russian language
Санднесsandnes-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sandnes
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