Stainbank Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

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

Stainbank Surname Definition:

Place name in North of England. (“Stain” - Stone.)

Stainbank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5091:106,43912,833
England351:1,591,94567,242
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140

Stainbank Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in North of England. (“Stain” - Stone.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Local: "the stony bank."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stainbank Last Name Facts

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

Stainbank is found most in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Stainbank click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stainbank? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 563,577th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,967,164 people. The surname Stainbank occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Stainbank reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Stainbank is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 509 people, or 1 in 106,439. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 68 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Stainbank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stainbank has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Stainbank last name rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stainbank Last Name Statistics demography

Stainbank earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning R 253,704 per year.

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