Stamms Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Stamms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stamms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Stamms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stamms occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stamms? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Stamms are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 1,238,546. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Stamms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stamms has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 36 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stamms Last Name Statistics demography

Stamms earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stams91501/
Steams83149/
Stamsø8328/
Stamsp832/
Stemms830/
Stamsøe774/
Stoms73147/
Stems7332/
Stamz735/
Stamshova671/
Steims670/
Steems670/
Stooms670/
Stemz551/
Stomch501/

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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 Stamms
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