Stenhjem Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Stenhjem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stenhjem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Norway551:93,49612,846
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Stenhjem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stenhjem occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stenhjem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stenhjem is the 1,511,557th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname Stenhjem is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Stenhjem live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Stenhjem is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States Stenhjem is most numerous in: Arizona, where 22 percent live, North Dakota, where 21 percent live and Montana, where 18 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 40 percent live and Greece, where 3 percent live.

Stenhjem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stenhjem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stenhjem surname increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stenhjem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stenhjem surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the party.

The amount Stenhjem earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.43% less than the national average, earning 309,992 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $44,336 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steinhjem941/
Stenjem9372/
Stenhem9317/
Stenheim8828/
Stenhjen883/
Steinheim82106/
Stenejhem822/
Steneheim821/
Steinhiem821/
Stengem8031/
Stemjem801/
Steinsheim7824/
Steinchen71277/
Steinhimn710/
Steinhein710/
Stoneheim710/
Steenhuijsen7015/
Steinschen6729/
Stengen672/
Stenheusen671/
Steinhegin671/
Stingem670/

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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 Stenhjem
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