Sandness Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Sandness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5801:624,92950,458
Norway621:82,94011,515
Canada471:783,94961,790
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397

Sandness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sandness is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandness? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 479,498th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,470,612 people. The surname Sandness occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Sandness live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sandness is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 624,929. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 19 percent live, North Dakota, where 16 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Sandness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sandness are 2.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.48% registered with the party.

The amount Sandness earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.6% less than the national average, earning 288,636 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.63% less than the national average, earning $39,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $47,331 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandnes933,189/
D'Sandness891/
Sandneus880/
Sandner808,686/
Sandney8058/
Sandnäs8011/
Saindne802/
Candnes801/
Sandnez801/
Sandgner751/
Schandner716/
Sandni714/
Sandna712/
Sondne711/
Zandne711/
Chandnese711/
Sandnisch710/
Sandennis710/
Chandne67747/
Saindni6762/
Sandhna675/
Sanddni674/
Shandni672/
Saindna671/
Samdner671/
Sandnyi671/
Sandhni671/
Sandnit670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sandness
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