Stares Surname

318,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Stares Surname Definition:

Stare’s (Son).

Stares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5561:100,21210,582
Australia3121:86,5259,997
Canada1151:320,39629,368
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Wales271:114,6128,773
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3631:67,1507,643
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Stares Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Stare’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stares Last Name Facts

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

Stares is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stares? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 318,721st most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,207,450 people. Stares is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Stares live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Stares is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 100,212. In England it is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 29 percent live, Essex, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Barring England Stares exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Stares Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stares has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Stares surname grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 330 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stares Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Stares surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stares last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stares earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $51,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staires92254/
Starets92195/
Steares926/
Starges925/
Staries924/
Starzes922/
Stareus921/
Starejs921/
Sthares920/
Stare912,380/
Starheus862/
Stareese861/
Staretts860/
Stahre83622/
Starec83399/
Starre83345/
Stores83269/
Staris83232/
Starer83198/
Stareh83138/
Steres83136/
Starey83111/
Steare8397/
Starie8390/
Staret8355/
Staire8326/
Sthare8319/
Starex839/
Starge834/
Stayre832/
Staree832/
Starhe832/
Starej832/
Starez832/
Starjs831/
Starea831/
Sttare831/
Starys831/
Stareţ831/
Stories77729/
Starysh77522/
Starish77366/
Starett77118/
Starret7797/
Staretz7772/
Starrie7738/
Starzee7736/
Steures7733/
Stairet7713/
Storest7712/
Starecz7712/
Storres779/
Starris777/
Starrey776/
Starrer775/
Starhey773/
Storets772/
Storges772/
Staryos772/
Starher772/
Stereus772/
Stearei772/
Starzys772/
Shtarer772/
Storeys771/
Stairer771/
Storesh771/
Sthaare771/
Starrex771/
Starzie771/
Steresh771/
Storees771/
Storeus771/
Stehres771/
Staurer771/
Stotres770/
Steeres770/
Stearer770/
Stareth770/
Stareet770/
Stearie770/
Stargis770/
Stariss770/
Stereis770/
Stareat770/
Sterres770/
Stareisova751/
Store737,152/
Stara732,942/
Starý732,575/
Stary732,404/
Stará732,340/
Stari73565/
Staré733/
Starrett714,638/
Storheus717/
Starrish715/
Stharris715/
Stairett714/
Starrepp713/
Stareher712/
Starrise711/
Starrice711/
Staruish711/
Storgess711/
Shteareh711/
Starzysz711/
Starreth710/
Storries710/
Starrher710/
Stearett710/
Storey6744,404/
Storer6711,686/
Steari675,808/
Storie674,378/
Starry671,351/
Staryy67994/
Starič67717/
Storez67374/
Staryi67281/
Storet67178/
Staric67154/
Storre67150/
Starii67138/
Sztari67115/
Staraj67113/
Starai6787/
Stearrett6760/
Stauri6752/
Staroy6748/
Staroi6747/
Steris6744/
Starri6736/
Shtari6733/
Stariy6732/
Staryj6731/
Staryh6727/
Starha6727/
Stairrett6725/
Starzi6724/
Starra6724/
Sztary6723/
Staara6719/
Shtara6719/
Staira6717/
Stoore6716/
Stohre6715/
Starix6713/
Starih6713/
Starza6713/
Staray6712/
Sztore6712/
Starzy6710/
Steary679/
Chtare678/
Storys678/
Starip677/
Storge676/
Storis676/
Staruj676/
Staryś676/
Storeh675/
Sterez674/
Storea674/
Stario673/
Starij672/
Storee672/
Staryo672/
Storep672/
Starré672/
Stored671/
Starui671/
Steire671/
Sttari671/
Stoire671/
Storeu671/
Storex671/
Sterys671/
Steure671/
Starisova671/
Starreett671/
Staura671/
Sthara671/
Steariosh671/
Stasri671/
Stargi671/
Sthari671/
Starhy670/
Stoure670/
Starit670/
Starrettt670/

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