Stans Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Stans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3471:33,1325,384
Netherlands3111:54,3009,327
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Stans (992) may also be a first name.

Stans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stans (Arabic: استانس, Russian: Станс) occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 378,966th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,736,248 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Stans reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 255,582nd most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 992 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 33,132. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent live, Walloon Region, where 3 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Belgium this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Stans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stans has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 283 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stans are 4.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.5% registered with the party.

The amount Stans earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.61% more than the national average, earning R 355,524 per year and in United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stains91652/
Steans91486/
Staans916/
Stahns914/
Stanse912/
Stanns912/
Stayns911/
Shtans911/
Stauns910/
Stamns910/
Stansch8354/
Stasins8312/
Stamnæs836/
Staunæs834/
Statens832/
Steanns830/
Statins830/
Stams80501/
Stanz80419/
Stons8048/
Stassens77118/
Stassyns7756/
Stausens7720/
Stamnæss778/
Stassins774/
Stansova773/
Staggins771/
Stattins770/
Steins733,613/
Stanze73301/
Steyns73267/
Stance73241/
Steams73149/
Stanch73145/
Steuns73131/
Stamsø7328/
Stanje7327/
Stouns7311/
Stainz733/
Stamsp732/
Sthens731/
Staynz731/
Stonse731/
Stonns730/
Stassijns71159/
Stanshova711/
Steateens710/
Steijns67510/
Staunch67132/
Stomnås6742/
Stheins6729/
Shtanze6715/
Stainze6713/
Stanche6711/
Stamsøe674/
Steinås672/
Stanschová671/
Staunze671/
Staynze671/
Shteyns671/
Stainch670/
Steinsz670/

Stans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stans in the Russian language
Стансstans-
Stans in the Arabic language
استانسastans-
ستانسstans-

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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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  • 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 Stans
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