Sten Surname

65,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,5671:215,04512,782
Sweden1,4431:6,824621
Finland5791:9,4931,486
United States4481:809,06062,242
Russia3481:414,14739,722
Denmark2281:24,7582,529
Ukraine2241:203,22627,441
Norway2131:24,1423,186
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Brazil931:2,301,87571,238
Canada611:604,02649,778
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Belarus371:256,78530,179
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
England71:7,959,723202,100
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

The alternate forms: Stén (77), Steń (8) & Stèn (4) are calculated separately.

Sten (34,716) may also be a first name.

Sten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sten (Hindi: स्टेन, Marathi: टेन, Russian: Стен) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Stén, Steń or Stèn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,805th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 961,037 people. The last name Sten occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Sten live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sten is also the 24,884th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 34,716 people.

The last name Sten is most common in India, where it is borne by 3,567 people, or 1 in 215,045. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Meghalaya, where 87 percent are found, Assam, where 12 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 0 percent are found. Other than India Sten is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 19 percent are found and Finland, where 8 percent are found.

Sten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sten surname rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Christian (47%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Sten last name are 12.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.35% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sten earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning 333,080 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $46,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.63% less than the national average, earning $39,432 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stén9277/
Steń928/
Stèn924/
Steen8937,647/
Stent892,664/
Stien891,905/
Shten89707/
Stehn89699/
Stoen89485/
Støen89399/
Stuen89352/
Stemn89333/
Steng89261/
Sæten89135/
Stenn89124/
Steun8990/
Åsten8965/
Østen8950/
Stend8944/
Szten8940/
Stenå8922/
Staen8915/
Stenc8911/
Stten896/
Stn8680/
Stengg80289/
Stenne80117/
Sztenc8084/
Østeng8080/
Støten8077/
Stenck8046/
Østenå8031/
Schten8029/
Stendt8022/
Støeng8021/
Steehn8021/
Stuehn8015/
Sjsten8011/
Steend8010/
Stemne8010/
Stiehn806/
Håsten804/
Shtien803/
Stdten803/
Stoehn802/
Stehnd801/
Stengh801/
Steenå801/
Jsteen801/
Stuenn800/
Stentt800/
Stem752,609/
Styn751,041/
Stin75290/
Jstn757/
Stín755/
Stün754/
Stne753/
Zten752/
Stnq752/
Xten752/
Stnc751/
Stnn751/
Stnt751/
Sxtn751/
Stnd751/
Stnh751/
Stensås7391/
Stenova7371/
Søstuen7338/
Høsteng7329/
Håsteen7328/
Sjøsten7315/
Stehnck7313/
Stenová7312/
Åsstuen737/
Schteen731/
Steenck731/
Stehenn731/
Stennck731/
Stenntt731/
Højsten731/
Stennng731/
Schtten730/
Shtin671,558/
Sting671,193/
Stinn67945/
Stehnová67658/
Stina67524/
Shtyn67414/
Stühn67246/
Stion67203/
Stijn67100/
Styna6785/
Stint6772/
Štenc6772/
Stång6765/
Steem6747/
Stünn6747/
Stähn6745/
Jstin6732/
Sztyn6726/
Styon6715/
Stehnova6715/
Shtem6713/
Szteń6713/
Styhn6710/
Stngh676/
Højsteen676/
Sjøøsten676/
Stind674/
Stinå673/
Stnne672/
Østin672/
Shtenova671/
Zteng671/
Xteen671/
Steenová671/
Stynk671/
Stgin671/
Sstng671/
Stnck671/
Stemk671/
Sstem671/
Jsstn671/
Ztend671/
Sxtem671/
Stynn670/
Stuin670/
Sttin670/

Sten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sten in the Hindi language
स्टेनstena66.67
स्तेनstena33.33
Sten in the Marathi language
टेनtena50
टॅनtena38.89
तेनtena11.11
Sten in the Russian language
Стенsten-

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Footnotes

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