Stanghan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stanghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stanghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Stanghan Last Name Facts

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

Stanghan is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stanghan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Stanghan occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Stanghan reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is mostly found in: Bedfordshire, where 44 percent live, Norfolk, where 31 percent live and Devon, where 6 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Stanghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stanghan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Stanghan surname expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stangan930/
Stanghon8847/
Staughan887/
Stangohn883/
Stangham881/
Stagan863/
Stanggang8220/
Stangaine828/
Stangon802/
Shtagan801/
Stagane801/
Stangone751/
Stotingham670/
Steingone597/
Stoganova597/
Stoughgon591/
Stagon5788/
Stogan5726/
Steigan534/
Stongan531/
Stasgon530/
Steingan501/

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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
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  • 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 Stanghan
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