Stames Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Panama

Stames Surname Definition:

(English) The severe, austere man, dweller at the sign of the stars.

Stames Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Panama61:652,04310,051
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Stames Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The severe, austere man, dweller at the sign of the stars.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Stames Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stames (Russian: Стамес) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Stames click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stames? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,239,697th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. Stames is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Stames are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States Stames is most common in: California, where 17 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Stames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stames has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stames surname increased 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stames Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stames are 14.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.36% being registered with the party.

Stames earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning $41,046 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stamets92392/
Stammes92253/
Stameus928/
Steames922/
Stgames921/
Staimes921/
Stame9158/
Shtamets8621/
Shtaymes861/
Stammess861/
Staimeis860/
Stamey834,311/
Stamer834,115/
Stamme83262/
Stamis8377/
Staime8371/
Stamec8320/
Stemes8311/
Stamet8311/
Stomes837/
Stamie834/
Stamed833/
Stayme831/
Sthame831/
Stamep830/
Staume830/
Steame830/
Shtaymets80172/
Staimesse803/
Shtaimets802/
Staymetts800/
Stammer772,958/
Steamer77377/
Stommes77309/
Stammet77197/
Stammis77179/
Staimer77136/
Staimee77108/
Steimes7775/
Sthamer7762/
Stametz7758/
Staamer7730/
Sttamer7718/
Staimie7716/
Stamios7713/
Shtamer7710/
Sztamer775/
Steamey774/
Sttamey771/
Stoemes771/
Staimey771/
Stammey771/
Staumer771/
Stomeus771/
Stajmec771/
Staymer770/
Stemmes770/
Steemes770/
Stahmey770/
Stomees770/
Staemis770/
Stama73993/
Stamy73187/
Stome7353/
Stami7326/
Stamhuis71228/
Sztajmec7118/
Shteamer7117/
Schtamer718/
Staimetz715/
Shtammer713/
Steimets713/
Staimmer713/
Stommess711/
Stahamer711/
Stameowa711/
Stammmis711/
Staymetz710/
Steametz710/
Stomer67344/
Sztama67152/
Statmi6789/
Stomis6767/
Stammherr6748/
Shtama6748/
Stamma6742/
Stoume6722/
Stomme6712/
Shteymets678/
Stammy677/
Stamoy676/
Stamehova676/
Sthama675/
Štamec675/
Shtammmer675/
Stomge674/
Stomet673/
Stemis673/
Stauthmer672/
Stamui671/
Staymi671/
Stammeich671/
Stamio671/
Stahma671/
Steamy671/
Sdtome671/
Stamic671/
Stomie671/
Shtami671/
Stomey670/
Stoime670/

Stames Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stames in the Russian language
Стамесstames-

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