Stan Surname
Approximately 93,907 people bear this surname
Stan Surname User-submission:
A Romanian surname, a diminutive of the personal Slavic name Stanislav or Stanimir (via the root stan, meaning 'standing', 'stay still', 'unmovable'). This name most likely came from Bulgaria.
Stan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 81,364 | 1:247 | 6 |
| Spain | 3,075 | 1:15,204 | 1,732 |
| United States | 1,714 | 1:211,470 | 20,668 |
| Ukraine | 1,129 | 1:40,321 | 5,830 |
| Moldova | 892 | 1:3,993 | 570 |
| Russia | 756 | 1:190,639 | 21,192 |
| Poland | 580 | 1:65,532 | 10,285 |
| Canada | 575 | 1:64,079 | 7,462 |
| France | 483 | 1:137,521 | 21,085 |
| England | 277 | 1:201,148 | 17,563 |
| India | 168 | 1:4,565,865 | 118,158 |
| Germany | 161 | 1:500,034 | 42,738 |
| Greece | 153 | 1:72,417 | 12,164 |
| Papua New Guinea | 142 | 1:57,421 | 7,328 |
| Australia | 138 | 1:195,621 | 19,280 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Italy | 132 | 1:463,308 | 48,643 |
| Sweden | 132 | 1:74,597 | 5,595 |
| Serbia | 129 | 1:55,387 | 5,257 |
| Belgium | 128 | 1:89,818 | 13,955 |
| Austria | 117 | 1:72,781 | 11,082 |
| Belarus | 111 | 1:85,595 | 13,520 |
| Pakistan | 109 | 1:1,638,935 | 17,168 |
| Afghanistan | 98 | 1:328,094 | 5,053 |
| Colombia | 92 | 1:519,283 | 7,143 |
| Malaysia | 66 | 1:446,882 | 22,856 |
| Kazakhstan | 60 | 1:294,708 | 24,906 |
| Israel | 59 | 1:145,045 | 15,356 |
| Netherlands | 58 | 1:291,158 | 35,264 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Ireland | 51 | 1:92,332 | 5,140 |
| Denmark | 46 | 1:122,711 | 11,225 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Hungary | 38 | 1:258,323 | 20,391 |
| United Arab Emirates | 35 | 1:261,779 | 19,039 |
| Cambodia | 32 | 1:483,973 | 4,154 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Lithuania | 26 | 1:116,715 | 14,086 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Transnistria | 24 | 1:19,779 | 3,514 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Czechia | 21 | 1:506,356 | 52,868 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Syria | 13 | 1:1,484,694 | 8,122 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 218 | 1:230,361 | 19,417 |
The alternate forms: Stán (31), Stań (2) & Stàn (1) are calculated separately.
Stan (154,499) may also be a first name.
Stan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Romanian surname, a diminutive of the personal Slavic name Stanislav or Stanimir (via the root stan, meaning 'standing', 'stay still', 'unmovable'). This name most likely came from Bulgaria.
- deleted-173293A Romanian last name that directly translate to 'grass lover'. It may refer to the worshipper of god of grass.
- iloveamdStan Demographics
Average Male Stan Height
175.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Stan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Stan (Arabic: سطان, Hindi: स्तन, Marathi: तन, Russian: Стан) occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Stán, Stań or Stàn. Click here for other potential spellings of Stan.
How Common Is The Last Name Stan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,012th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 77,604 people. Stan is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Stan live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in Romanian Europe. Stan is also the 6,795th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 154,499 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 81,364 people, or 1 in 247. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent reside, Prahova County, where 7 percent reside and Dâmbovița County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Romania it occurs in 120 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Stan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Stan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stan last name rose 786 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,518 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 2,550 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Stan surname is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Maronite (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Stan are 11.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.14% registered with the party.
The amount Stan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.92% less than the national average, earning €9,633 per year; in Norway they earn 13.23% less than the national average, earning 300,303 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning R 250,404 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.39% less than the national average, earning $17,618,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $54,470 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Stan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stan in the Hindi language | ||
| स्तन | stana | 90.48 |
| स्तं | stam | 4.76 |
| स्टान | stana | 4.76 |
| Stan in the Marathi language | ||
| तन | tana | 57.14 |
| टन | tana | 28.57 |
| टान | tana | 14.29 |
| Stan in the Russian language | ||
| Стан | stan | - |
| Stan in the Arabic language | ||
| سطان | stan | - |
| استان | astan | - |
| ستان | stan | - |
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