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 last name Stavanger (Russian: Ставангер) is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Stavanger? popularity and diffusion
Stavanger is the 4,427,875th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Stavanger is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Stavanger reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 342,819. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 93 percent live and Northern Norway, where 7 percent live. Beside Norway this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.
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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