States Surname

127,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

States Surname Definition:

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

States Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1851:113,80212,315
Canada2941:125,32513,101
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Gibraltar61:5,659991
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7171:70,0407,569

States (109) may also be a first name.

States Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

States Last Name Facts

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

States occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name States? popularity and diffusion

It is the 127,475th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,047,639 people. The surname States is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of States reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 109 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,185 people, or 1 in 113,802. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Colorado, where 5 percent are found and Missouri, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

States Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of States has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the States last name increased 444 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

States Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the States surname are 21.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.56% registered with the political party.

The amount States earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $41,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.54% less than the national average, earning $37,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stathes92273/
Steates9248/
Staates926/
Stateas921/
Statees921/
Stadtes920/
State9116,653/
Statheas8630/
Statheus862/
Staithes861/
Stattest860/
Staite831,079/
Statie83905/
Stater83582/
Stayte83358/
Statis8388/
Staate8365/
Stathe8324/
Stetes8321/
Staute8318/
Stotes834/
Statte833/
Stateh832/
Statey831/
Stadte831/
Staste830/
Sthate830/
Statez830/
Statee830/
Stachteas805/
Stathis773,948/
Stadter771,112/
Staudte77955/
Stauter77607/
Stather77605/
Statter77393/
Stettes7795/
Stoutes7739/
Stoetes7711/
Statist779/
Staiteh779/
Statyst779/
Stayter778/
Staatge776/
Steater775/
Staster775/
Staitis774/
Statieh774/
Shtahte774/
Stottes773/
Staatje773/
Stathea772/
Stateth771/
Shtater771/
Stagyte771/
Stahtis771/
Statais771/
Statiej771/
Staytie771/
Stayteh771/
Staitie771/
Stothes770/
Stattis770/
Steetes770/
Stautez770/
Staater770/
Stastey770/
Statios770/
Stati733,129/
Stata73467/
Stote73414/
Staty7391/
Ztate735/
Štate731/
Stadther71231/
Staudter71223/
Staitieh71211/
Stachtea7123/
Sztatisz718/
Stautter713/
Stathyos711/
Stauster711/
Stauther711/
Staigyte711/
Statisse711/
Stahatis711/
Staddter710/
Stachter710/
Stayttis710/
Steather710/
Steatter710/
Stoute673,638/
Stathi671,648/
Staiti671,223/
Stoter671,068/
Statti67411/
Stadtherr67376/
Statha67266/
Stauty67114/
Statii6778/
Stotis6733/
Static6726/
Statyi6725/
Statiy6720/
Staita6719/
Stotte6716/
Statio6712/
Shtati6712/
Stodte6712/
Stathy6710/
Steute678/
Stajta676/
Stadta674/
Stotie674/
Stauti673/
Statui672/
Stoote672/
Steyte672/
Shtata672/
Statoy672/
Steaty671/
Stothe671/
Staata671/
Stattherr671/
Stauta671/
Staity671/
Chtate671/
Stetis671/
Stoite670/
Stoyte670/
Statta670/
Stachtice670/
Steite670/
Stotee670/

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States Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 States
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