Stams Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Stams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2351:71,86012,217
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Germany991:813,18659,527
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Stams Last Name Facts

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

Stams is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stams? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 615,220th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Stams reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 71,860. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Limburg, where 45 percent reside, North Brabant, where 42 percent reside and South Holland, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands Stams occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Germany, where 20 percent reside.

Stams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stams last name increased 371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Stams surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Stams are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Stams earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.26% more than the national average, earning $48,871 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steams91149/
Stamms9182/
Stamsø9128/
Stamsp912/
Stamns910/
Stamnæs836/
Stamsøe834/
Stans80942/
Stoms80147/
Stems8032/
Stamz805/
Stamnæss778/
Stains73652/
Steans73486/
Staans736/
Stahns734/
Stanse732/
Stanns732/
Shtans731/
Stayns731/
Stauns730/
Stooms730/
Steems730/
Stemms730/
Steims730/
Stamshova711/
Stansch6754/
Stomnås6742/
Stasins6712/
Staunæs674/
Statens672/
Statins670/
Steanns670/

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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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  • 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 Stams
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