Where Does The Last Name Stachan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Stachan is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Stachań. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stachan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,605,694^th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. Stachan occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Stachan live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 67 percent reside and Hamburg, where 33 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Stachan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Stachan has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Stachan last name fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.