Staffensen Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Staffensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Staffensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark641:88,1998,478
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Staffensen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Staffensen is found most in Denmark. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Staffensen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,372,517th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Staffensen occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Staffensen live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Denmark, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 88,199. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 36 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 34 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 22 percent reside. Beside Denmark this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Staffensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Staffensen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Staffensen surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Staffensen
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