Standey Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Standey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Standey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Standey (16) may also be a first name.

Standey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Standey is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Standey.

How Common Is The Last Name Standey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Standey reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Outside of Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Standey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Standey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stande921,028/
Standy92668/
Stander8617,014/
Standyo8622/
Standay862/
Sttande861/
Standee861/
Standiy861/
Staande861/
Standge860/
Standes860/
Shtander80201/
Sztander80104/
Standayu8058/
Standerh8018/
Staander8015/
Sthander8013/
Stajnder807/
Standeus801/
Standieh801/
Staunder801/
Standerr801/
Standaye800/
Standett800/
Standi77136/
Standa77100/
Stondy771/
Stonde771/
Standayas750/
Standio71163/
Standau7160/
Štander7144/
Steinde7120/
Stajnda714/
Standad714/
Stondei713/
Standis712/
Stonder712/
Stounde712/
Standah711/
Sthonde711/
Stamder711/
Staindi711/
Sztanda711/
Shtondy711/
Standid710/
Standish676,464/
Sztonder6737/
Sztandau676/
Standich673/
Steynder671/
Standist671/
Standout671/
Standast671/
Chtander671/
Standhap670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Standey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis