Stensby Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Stensby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stensby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6201:8,294871
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Sweden651:151,48910,616
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Stensby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stensby is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stensby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 345,133rd most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,868,564 people. The last name Stensby is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Stensby reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 620 people, or 1 in 8,294. In Norway Stensby is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 95 percent reside, Central Norway, where 2 percent reside and Western Norway, where 2 percent reside. Other than Norway this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Stensby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stensby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stensby last name rose 5,683 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stensby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stensby last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Stensby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.32% less than the national average, earning 306,903 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.32% more than the national average, earning R 371,484 per year; in United States they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $44,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $49,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steensby9367/
Stensbye9336/
Stensbey930/
Stansby86183/
Stensbo8618/
Stensbø868/
Stonsby867/
Stunsby860/
Stinsby860/
Stainsby801,414/
Stanesby80203/
Steinsbø80134/
Steinsbu8051/
Steinsbo8010/
Stensboe801/
Stanisby800/
Stansbay800/
Stansbey800/
Steensboe753/
Stansbuey751/
Stansab712/
Stansbe711/
Stensbaugh710/
Stansbie67359/
Stensved6717/
Stenswed675/
Satansub671/
Satansab671/

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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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  • 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 Stensby
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