Stendal Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Stendal Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Stendal, a town in Magdeburg, Westphalia.

Stendal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3201:16,0701,945
Denmark1541:36,6543,820
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Israel401:213,94120,390
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Greenland71:8,054710
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
France21:33,211,361423,184
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Stendal (11) may also be a first name.

Stendal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Stendal, a town in Magdeburg, Westphalia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Stendal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stendal (Russian: Стендаль) occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stendal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 452,985th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname Stendal is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Stendal reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 16,070. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 35 percent live, Western Norway, where 29 percent live and Southern Norway, where 21 percent live. Barring Norway it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Stendal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stendal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stendal surname increased 1,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stendal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stendal are 18.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stendal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning 316,985 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.66% more than the national average, earning $52,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stendahl931,425/
Stendall93126/
Såtendal9333/
Stendhal939/
Steendal937/
Stendale931/
Sztendal931/
Stendhale882/
Østendahl881/
Stendol860/
Styndall801/
Stindall800/
Stindohl670/

Stendal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stendal in the Russian language
Стендальstendal-

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