Stavanger Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Stavanger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Stavanger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stavanger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Stavanger (Russian: Ставангер) is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stavanger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Stavanger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Stavanger are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 342,819. In Norway Stavanger is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 93 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 7 percent are found. Not including Norway this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Denmark, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stavange | 94 | 3 | / |
| Stavenger | 89 | 104 | / |
| Stauwanger | 84 | 0 | / |
| Stabanner | 78 | 3 | / |
| Stevenger | 78 | 0 | / |
| Stovanje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Stavansa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stowanser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stotvoyner | 63 | 1 | / |
| Stawonir | 59 | 2 | / |
Stavanger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stavanger in the Russian language | ||
| Ставангер | stavanger | - |
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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 Stavanger
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