Sten Surname
Approximately 7,583 people bear this surname
Sten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,567 | 1:215,045 | 12,782 |
| Sweden | 1,443 | 1:6,824 | 621 |
| Finland | 579 | 1:9,493 | 1,486 |
| United States | 448 | 1:809,060 | 62,242 |
| Russia | 348 | 1:414,147 | 39,722 |
| Denmark | 228 | 1:24,758 | 2,529 |
| Ukraine | 224 | 1:203,226 | 27,441 |
| Norway | 213 | 1:24,142 | 3,186 |
| Australia | 118 | 1:228,777 | 21,625 |
| Brazil | 93 | 1:2,301,875 | 71,238 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Belarus | 37 | 1:256,785 | 30,179 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:605,044 | 40,538 |
The alternate forms: Stén (77), Steń (8) & Stèn (4) are calculated separately.
Sten (34,716) may also be a first name.
Sten Demographics
Average Male Sten Height
177.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sten Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sten (Hindi: स्टेन, Marathi: टेन, Russian: Стен) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Stén, Steń or Stèn. For other possible spellings of Sten click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sten? popularity and diffusion
It is the 65,805th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 961,037 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Sten reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 24,884th most widely held first name globally, held by 34,716 people.
This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 3,567 people, or 1 in 215,045. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Meghalaya, where 87 percent live, Assam, where 12 percent live and Maharashtra, where 0 percent live. Beside India it exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 19 percent live and Finland, where 8 percent live.
Sten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sten Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sten surname is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Christian (47%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Sten last name are 12.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.35% registered with the 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
Sten Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sten in the Hindi language | ||
| स्टेन | stena | 66.67 |
| स्तेन | stena | 33.33 |
| Sten in the Marathi language | ||
| टेन | tena | 50 |
| टॅन | tena | 38.89 |
| तेन | tena | 11.11 |
| Sten in the Russian language | ||
| Стен | sten | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sten
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