Stannley Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Stannley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stannley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Stannley (40) may also be a first name.

Stannley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stannley has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Stannley.

How Common Is The Last Name Stannley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Stannley are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Stannley is also the 1,614,485th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 40 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 50 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside.

Stannley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stannley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Stannley
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