Stam Surname

34,826th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Stam Surname User-submission:

Stam is a Dutch surname, meaning 'tree'.

Stam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands10,5071:1,60796
United States1,7931:202,15219,867
Canada4691:78,5628,814
Australia3351:80,5849,375
Sweden2261:43,5703,440
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Indonesia1561:847,75164,043
Germany1281:628,94949,754
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
Poland991:383,92741,878
Finland941:58,4766,828
Russia851:1,695,565111,577
Belgium821:140,20320,001
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Greece781:142,04923,538
France761:873,983102,402
Switzerland751:109,50611,444
Israel751:114,10212,745
South Africa711:763,06652,802
England681:819,38343,863
India601:12,784,423224,716
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Norway291:177,32021,035
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Cambodia101:1,548,7156,449
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
China91:151,924,6187,954
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3311:151,71814,052

Stam (685) may also be a first name.

Stam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Stam is a Dutch surname, meaning 'tree'.

- Josh Telwyn

Stam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stam (Arabic: ستام, Hindi: स्तम, Marathi: सताम, Russian: Стам) is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,826th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 479,129 people. The last name Stam is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Stam reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Stam is also the 316,139th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 685 people.

The surname Stam is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 10,507 people, or 1 in 1,607. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 31 percent are found, South Holland, where 26 percent are found and Gelderland, where 9 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in 92 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Stam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stam last name expanded 542 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stam surname are 9.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Stam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning 298,500 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 96.1% more than the national average, earning R 466,008 per year; in United States they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $47,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $54,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stamm8924,802/
Staum89331/
Steam89113/
Shtam89102/
Stahm8999/
Stame8958/
Stamn8949/
Sztam8932/
Staim8925/
Stamh8911/
Staam896/
Stamå892/
Stamt892/
Stamc891/
Sta'm891/
Sstam891/
Staym891/
Sttam891/
Stamme80262/
Shtamm80143/
Staime8071/
Staham8010/
Schtam8010/
Sztamm807/
Stamng806/
Statem805/
Statim801/
Stathm801/
Sttham801/
D'Stam801/
Shtham801/
Stayme801/
Staymn801/
Staimm801/
Sthame801/
Stamdt800/
Stamtt800/
Stahmm800/
Steamt800/
Staume800/
Steame800/
Stan7593,907/
Stom75807/
Ztam756/
Stań752/
Xtam751/
Stamova732,175/
Stamsås7313/
Stachim7310/
Stassem732/
Stassim731/
Shtamnd731/
Stachem731/
Steatem730/
Stang6714,107/
Stahn672,842/
Stain671,891/
Stand671,866/
Stant671,129/
Stann67746/
Shtan67629/
Staun67607/
Stean67477/
Stane67365/
Steim67275/
Sztan67167/
Stomm6783/
Stayn6778/
Stoum6777/
Stome6753/
Stajn6730/
Stohm6729/
Stoim6720/
Østom6717/
Stanh6716/
Stammová6713/
Štamm6712/
Staymova6712/
Shtamova6711/
Sthan679/
Staan677/
Hstan675/
Stammova673/
Sttan672/
Jstan672/
Steum672/
Sdtan671/
S'Tan671/
Sthachim671/
Steym671/
Statn671/
Stomg670/
Stasn670/

Stam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stam in the Marathi language
सतामsatama-
Stam in the Hindi language
स्तमstama96.55
स्तामstama1.72
स्टामstama1.72
Stam in the Russian language
Стамstam-
Stam in the Arabic language
ستامstam-
صطامstam-

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Stam Reference & Research

Stem FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Stem FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stam
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