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 surname Staras has its highest incidence in Greece. It can also appear as: Štaras. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Staras? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,565,797th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. Staras occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Staras live; 41 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 41 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 205,181. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 48 percent reside, Epirus, where 41 percent reside and Crete, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Greece it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Staras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Staras surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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
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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 Staras
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