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 Stan Salary in
United States
$45,948 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Stan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Stan (Arabic: سطان, Hindi: स्तन, Marathi: तन, Russian: Стан) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Stán, Stań or Stàn. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,012th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 77,604 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Stan reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 6,795th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 154,499 people.
Stan is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 81,364 people, or 1 in 247. In Romania Stan is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent are found, Prahova County, where 7 percent are found and Dâmbovița County, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Romania it is found in 120 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Stan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Stan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stan surname increased 786 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,518 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 2,550 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 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 those bearing the Stan surname are 11.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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