Stapnes Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Stapnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stapnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1441:35,7105,059
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Stapnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stapnes is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Stapnes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stapnes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Stapnes are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Stapnes is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 35,710. In Norway Stapnes is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 69 percent live, Southern Norway, where 16 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 10 percent live. Barring Norway it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Greece, where 1 percent live.

Stapnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stapnes last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stapnes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning 333,837 kr per year and in United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stepnes8622/
Stapney860/
Stephnes8027/
Stapfner8013/
Stepness803/
Steppnes801/
Steepnes800/
Stopner715/
Staphny711/
Stopfner67107/
Stoppner671/
Stoopney670/

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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 Stapnes
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