Staafans Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Staafans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Staafans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Staafans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Staafans is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Staafans.

How Common Is The Last Name Staafans? popularity and diffusion

The last name Staafans is the 11,742,229th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Staafans live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 50 percent are found and North West, where 50 percent are found.

Staafans Last Name Statistics demography

Staafans earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.43% less than the national average, earning R 36,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stafans93138/
Staffans88111/
Stafaans8877/
Stefans80488/
Stefaans75718/
Steffans75209/
Staphans755/
Stofaans751/
Stefahns751/
Stefauns751/
Stehfans750/
Stafance750/
Stepfans750/
Stephaans7136/
Steffaans711/
Stefanz6717/
Stefáns673/
Štefans671/
Stephans631,408/
Stofanch6318/
Stefhens630/
Steffons630/
Stepheans590/
Stephanz5067/
Stephons506/

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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 Staafans
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