Stander Surname

31,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Stander Surname Definition:

“Standfast” in Old Dutch.

Stander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,5191:3,732494
United States1,4571:248,77123,674
Australia1871:144,36215,419
England1841:302,81622,992
Netherlands1831:92,28015,166
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Namibia451:53,5426,362
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Canada411:898,67368,969
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
France131:5,109,440259,941
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:251,09320,779

The alternate forms: Štander (44) are calculated separately.

Stander (127) may also be a first name.

Stander Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Standfast” in Old Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Stander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stander (Georgian: სტანდერ, Hindi: सतेन्द्र, Russian: Стандер) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Štander. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stander? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,385th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,326 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Stander are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 127 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 14,519 people, or 1 in 3,732. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 28 percent reside, Western Cape, where 25 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Stander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stander last name expanded 729 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 558 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stander last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stander earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.44% more than the national average, earning R 393,156 per year; in United States they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $43,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $47,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stander Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stander in the Georgian language
სტანდერstander-
Stander in the Hindi language
सतेन्द्रsatendra-
Stander in the Russian language
Стандерstander-

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