Staav Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Staav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Staav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Staav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Staav is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Staav? popularity and diffusion

Staav is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Staav occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Staav live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden Staav is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 58 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 16 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Staav Last Name Statistics demography

Staav earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 38.64% more than the national average, earning $68,879 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stahav911/
Stav891,185/
Staab8011,275/
Staaf801,479/
Staev80394/
Stavø8038/
Staap8020/
Staaw8011/
Stavå8010/
Shtav808/
Steav802/
Stasv801/
Stavf801/
Stavt801/
Staiv800/
Shtaev73287/
Stavås7368/
Staabs7357/
Staaff7351/
Shtaab737/
Staatf734/
Staaps732/
Staafs731/
Stavdt731/
Stavsz731/
Stap671,422/
Staf671,208/
Stab67792/
Stawowa67570/
Stev67393/
Staw67139/
Stavová6739/
Staheev6725/
Stov6717/
Stafova6714/
Stapova679/
Stavova676/
Stabova674/
Stafová674/
Stahiev672/
Xtav672/
D'Staab671/
Stabowa671/
Staaffe670/

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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 Staav
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