Staras Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Staras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Staras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece541:205,18132,420
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Štaras (138) are calculated separately.

Staras (18) may also be a first name.

Staras Last Name Facts

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

The last name Staras is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Štaras. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Staras? popularity and diffusion

Staras is the 1,565,797th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Staras reside; 41 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 41 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held given name globally, held by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 205,181. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 48 percent are found, Epirus, where 41 percent are found and Crete, where 7 percent are found. Beside Greece this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Staras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Staras surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Staras earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.5% less than the national average, earning $29,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štaras94138/
Starast9271/
Starras9262/
Starahs925/
Staraus922/
Stearas921/
Starasd921/
Starase921/
Starasz921/
Stara912,942/
Staarast865/
Starasse862/
Starhaus861/
Starrass861/
Staarras860/
Staros83519/
Staraj83113/
Starai8387/
Starac8329/
Starha8327/
Starra8324/
Steras8319/
Staara8319/
Starat8319/
Shtara8319/
Staira8317/
Starza8313/
Staray8312/
Storas8310/
Staraz8310/
Stahra834/
Starea831/
Staura831/
Statra831/
Sthara831/
Starau831/
Starga830/
Starace773,921/
Starosz77419/
Starost77362/
Storaas77213/
Storhas77147/
Stahara7772/
Sterras7767/
Stouras7765/
Starrat7759/
Starros7723/
Starrad7718/
Stearos7718/
Storais7717/
Starraß7716/
Sztaray7715/
Starzai7712/
Shtaros7710/
Starach779/
Stayros776/
Stauros775/
Staratt774/
Starous772/
Starzha772/
Starrah772/
Sdteras771/
Steraas771/
Stharaj771/
Stairaj771/
Stareus771/
Starosh771/
Østeras771/
Storgas771/
Stahyra771/
Starêga771/
Starath771/
Staross771/
Stearaz771/
Stareat770/
Stará732,340/
Stora731,400/
Staro73202/
Stára737/
Starâ731/
Starratt71833/
Starosse71152/
Starrach71102/
Østeraas7189/
Starrost7149/
Starache7121/
Sæteraas717/
Staroosh716/
Starrace713/
Staharat712/
Stargous712/
Starheus712/
S'Tairra711/
Stearots711/
Sterauss711/
Stadtrat711/
Starrose711/
Stearzai711/
Sztajrat711/
Sztarajt711/
Stairatt710/
Starouss710/
Storauss710/
Storai671,139/
Storay67212/
Štarha67199/
Storah67162/
Steira67137/
Starey67111/
Shtaro6781/
Storad6760/
Staroy6748/
Staroi6747/
Chtara6743/
Stauro6736/
Shtora6729/
Starro6729/
Staroz6727/
Stargo6726/
Stoira6725/
Sztora6725/
Storos6722/
Stoura6717/
Storaa6717/
Starot6716/
Steros6715/
Storat6715/
Staroś676/
Storra673/
Staroo673/
Storaï673/
Storaz672/
Starou672/
Storač671/
Staheyraa671/
Storac671/
Storau671/
Stairo671/
Starox671/
Staroż671/
Starrahah671/
Starõh671/
Starosova671/
Starop670/

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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 Staras
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