Stelma Surname

436,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Stelma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stelma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4821:751,98958,734
Netherlands2191:77,11013,022
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Norway61:857,04855,549
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Štelma (44) are calculated separately.

Stelma (166) may also be a first name.

Stelma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stelma (Russian: Стельма) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Štelma. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stelma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 436,668th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,271,687 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Stelma are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 710,504th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 166 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 482 people, or 1 in 751,989. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 26 percent live, Michigan, where 21 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Stelma occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 28 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Stelma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stelma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stelma surname expanded 12,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stelma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stelma last name are 0.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stelma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.18% less than the national average, earning R 111,264 per year; in United States they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $44,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.78% less than the national average, earning $41,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štelma9444/
Shtelma92295/
Stelmah92179/
Stelmat9237/
Sztelma9233/
Stelmaj929/
Stelmas928/
Stellma924/
Stoelma921/
Stelmha921/
Stelmach8613,212/
Stelmash86332/
Shtelmah8613/
Stelmahh868/
Stellmah865/
Stelmaha864/
Steellma863/
Stelmahs863/
Stelmacz861/
Steelmay860/
Stilma83155/
Stelmo8319/
Stelmi836/
Stelme835/
Stlema831/
Stellmach802,006/
Sztelmach80125/
Stellmash801/
Steelmach801/
Stelmes7787/
Stelmer7715/
Stellmo774/
Stlmach771/
Stilmat771/
Stelmet771/
Stilmas770/
Stelmahova759/
Stelmehova752/
Štelmach7143/
Stellmes719/
Sztelmer716/
Stellmer713/
Stilmach712/
Stelmetz712/
Stelmoch711/
Ztelmach711/
Štellmach6771/
Stillmach673/
Stålmo673/
Sztelmetz671/
Stilme671/
Stlmer671/

Stelma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stelma in the Russian language
Стельмаstelma-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stelma
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