State Surname

32,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

State Surname Definition:

HADKIN (English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Had(a + the English diminutive suff. kin.

State Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania7,8981:2,542343
Ethiopia4,6681:20,8972,688
Egypt1,5861:57,9675,513
United States9631:376,38533,289
Iran5051:152,04513,299
England2581:215,96118,397
Australia1351:199,96819,617
Pakistan1341:1,333,16315,264
Israel811:105,65012,007
Canada591:624,50251,218
Moldova521:68,4889,194
India461:16,675,334263,471
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
France291:2,290,439180,028
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Belgium141:821,18966,436
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China41:341,830,39216,990
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:174,11014,584
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

The alternate forms: Štate (1) & Stäte (1) are calculated separately.

State (12,259) may also be a first name.

State Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

HADKIN (English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Had(a + the English diminutive suff. kin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From root of Steed, which see. Hence the name Staight.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

State Last Name Facts

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

The last name State (Arabic: ستيت, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺘﺎﺕ) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Štate or Stäte. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name State? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,016th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 437,612 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of State live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 48 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 53,376th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 12,259 people.

The surname State is most common in Romania, where it is held by 7,898 people, or 1 in 2,542. In Romania State is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent reside, Prahova County, where 11 percent reside and Dâmbovița County, where 8 percent reside. Other than Romania this last name occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 28 percent reside and Egypt, where 10 percent reside.

State Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of State has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the State last name expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

State Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the State last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount State earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.72% more than the national average, earning $70,907 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štate931/
Stäte931/
States913,559/
Staite911,079/
Statie91905/
Stater91582/
Stayte91358/
Staate9165/
Stathe9124/
Staute9118/
Staete913/
Statte913/
Stateh912/
Statey911/
Stadte911/
Staste910/
Sthate910/
Statez910/
Statee910/
Stat89171/
Stadter831,112/
Staudte83955/
Stauter83607/
Stather83605/
Statter83393/
Stathes83273/
Steates8348/
Stawete8312/
Staiteh839/
Stayter838/
Staates836/
Staatge836/
Steater835/
Staster835/
Statieh834/
Shtahte834/
Staatje833/
Stathea832/
Stateas831/
Statees831/
Stateth831/
Shtater831/
Stagyte831/
Staiite831/
Statiej831/
Staytie831/
Stayteh831/
Staitie831/
Stautez830/
Stadtes830/
Staater830/
Stastey830/
Stati803,129/
Staat801,869/
Staut801,392/
Stait801,216/
Stadt80939/
Statt80745/
Stata80467/
Stote80414/
Stayt80284/
Stath80263/
Stete80102/
Staty8091/
Stats8058/
Shtat8045/
Stite8027/
Ztate805/
Steat801/
Stast801/
Sttat801/
Staht800/
Stadther77231/
Staudter77223/
Staitieh77211/
Statheas7730/
Stachtea7723/
Stautter773/
Stagiete772/
Staithes771/
Stauster771/
Stauther771/
Staigyte771/
Staihyte771/
Staddter770/
Stachter770/
Steather770/
Steatter770/
Stattest770/
Staudt7313,016/
Staats739,679/
Stoute733,638/
Stathi731,648/
Staiti731,223/
Stoter731,068/
Staatz73666/
Statti73411/
Stauth73373/
Statha73266/
Staadt73231/
Statts73221/
Stette73202/
Stauts73185/
Stauty73114/
Stoete73104/
Staath7388/
Statis7388/
Statii7378/
Shtats7369/
Stadts7350/
Stäter7330/
Statyi7325/
Statiy7320/
Staita7319/
Stotte7316/
Stetie7316/
Statio7312/
Steath7312/
Shtati7312/
Stodte7312/
Statch7310/
Stathy7310/
Shtadt738/
Steute738/
Stautt737/
Stajta736/
Stahyt736/
Staidt735/
Stotes734/
Stadta734/
Stotie734/
Staitz733/
Stauti733/
Staits732/
Steete732/
Stuyte732/
Statui732/
Stoote732/
Steyte732/
Statsj732/
Steadt732/
Stayts732/
Shtata732/
Stitea732/
Stuite732/
Statoy732/
Shtaut732/
Sztaut732/
Steats731/
Steaty731/
Stothe731/
Stethe731/
Sthatz731/
Sthaut731/
Staata731/
Stacht731/
Stasth731/
Stasts731/
Staths731/
Staust731/
Stauta731/
Stayth731/
Stautd731/
Stahts731/
Stätte731/
Stiete731/
Staity731/
Chtate731/
Staith730/
Stoite730/
Stoyte730/
Statta730/
Steite730/
Stattz730/
Staddt730/
Stahdt730/
Stitte730/
Stotee730/
Staatt730/
Stadtz730/
Stehte730/
Staatd730/
Stadtherr71376/
Stachteas715/
Stattherr711/
Stathis673,948/
Stotter67929/
Städter67779/
Stad67693/
Statova67404/
Steudte67201/
Stouter67178/
Steuter67175/
Stötter67122/
Shtayts67106/
Stuitje67100/
Stätter6794/
Stother6764/
Stödter6763/
Stooter6756/
Stoutes6739/
Staitai6739/
Stodter6738/
Stot6731/
Stiyati6724/
Stejter6721/
Steidte6715/
Ztat6713/
Sthathi6712/
Statist679/
Statyst679/
Stetieh677/
Staweti677/
Schtatz676/
Staadts676/
Stastch675/
Styoati674/
Steiter674/
Staitis674/
Sstaiti674/
Stottes673/
Sttoute673/
Stasthy672/
Stoutte672/
Shtaudt671/
Shtauts671/
Steatch671/
Sttautt671/
Stouted671/
Stoutee671/
Stettey671/
Sthatit671/
Statich671/
Staudteová671/
Steitie671/
Staucht671/
Stöhter671/
Steteeh671/
Shtoter671/
Shtatiy671/
Stagytė671/
Stahtis671/
Statais671/
Statsch671/
Staudté671/
Staweta671/
Steitei671/
Steyter671/
Steiteh671/
Stahats671/
Xtat671/
Stothes670/
Stautts670/
Stuette670/
Stattis670/
Staatts670/
Staasts670/

State Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
State in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﺘﺎﺕastat-
State in the Arabic language
ستيتstyt-
ولايةwlayt-
ايةayt-

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