Stavås Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Norway

Stavås Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stavås Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Norway311:165,88020,092
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Stävås (5) are calculated separately.

Stavås Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stavås is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Stävås. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stavås? popularity and diffusion

Stavås is the 2,312,869th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Stavås live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 273,521. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 31 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 22 percent reside and Västernorrland County, where 19 percent reside. Beside Sweden Stavås occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 46 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Stavås Last Name Statistics demography

Stavås earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 21.89% less than the national average, earning 270,309 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stävås945/
Stavå9110/
Stafås8334/
Stavsz831/
Stav801,185/
Staps731,342/
Stabs7346/
Staav7338/
Stavø7338/
Shtav738/
Steav732/
Staws731/
Stasf731/
Stavt731/
Stavf731/
Stasv731/
Staiv730/
Stovs730/
Staubs67610/
Shtabs6771/
Staabs6757/
Stapps6710/
Staaps672/
Staafs671/
Stahav671/
Shtaps671/
Stavdt671/
Stawse670/
Steabs670/
Stapfs670/
Staphs670/
Stapss670/
Staffs670/

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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 Stavås
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