Stamm Surname

21,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Stamm Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller near an unusual tree trunk.

Stamm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,3351:6,527797
United States7,8821:45,9865,602
Switzerland1,9781:4,152594
France6741:98,55014,421
Brazil6191:345,83913,286
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Poland1841:206,56927,445
Argentina1401:305,31024,356
Estonia921:14,3672,255
Austria741:115,07316,208
Denmark741:76,2807,479
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Australia581:465,44335,949
Chile481:367,01010,126
Sweden391:252,48117,476
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Norway121:428,52437,411
England111:5,065,278148,650
Liechtenstein91:4,264487
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1361:44,2075,131

The alternate forms: Štamm (12) are calculated separately.

Stamm (33) may also be a first name.

Stamm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller near an unusual tree trunk.

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

Stamm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stamm (Russian: Стамм) is most common in Germany. It can occur as a variant: Štamm. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stamm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stamm is the 21,918th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 293,829 people. The last name Stamm is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Stamm live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 33 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 12,335 people, or 1 in 6,527. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent reside, Hesse, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.

Stamm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stamm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stamm surname rose 694 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stamm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stamm surname are 10.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.2% registered with the party.

The amount Stamm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning 366,649 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2370.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 478,818 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.74% less than the national average, earning R 155,076 per year; in United States they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $44,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $50,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štamm9312/
Stamme91262/
Shtamm91143/
Sztamm917/
Stanmm912/
Staimm911/
Stahmm910/
Stam8915,210/
Staum80331/
Steam80113/
Shtam80102/
Stahm8099/
Stomm8083/
Stame8058/
Sztam8032/
Staim8025/
Stamh8011/
Staam806/
Stamt802/
Stamå802/
Staym801/
Sstam801/
Sta'm801/
Sttam801/
Stanm800/
Stammová7713/
Stammova773/
Staime7371/
Stomme7312/
Schtam7310/
Staham7310/
Shtham731/
Stathm731/
Sttham731/
D'Stam731/
Sthame731/
Stayme731/
Stamdt730/
Steame730/
Staume730/
Steamt730/
Steimm730/
Stamtt730/
Stamova672,175/
Stom67807/
Stamsås6713/
Ztam676/
Xtam671/
Staynem671/

Stamm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stamm in the Russian language
Стаммstamm-

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Stamm 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

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