Stenseng Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Stenseng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stenseng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1671:30,7924,253
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Stenseng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stenseng is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stenseng? popularity and diffusion

It is the 870,423rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. Stenseng occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Stenseng reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 30,792. In Norway Stenseng is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 85 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 10 percent are found and Western Norway, where 3 percent are found. Not including Norway it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Denmark, where 9 percent are found.

Stenseng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stenseng has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stenseng last name grew 1,586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stenseng Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stenseng surname are 7.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Stenseng earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning 353,678 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $42,407 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steenseng940/
Stensen93950/
Østensen88959/
Steensen88926/
Stenssen8865/
Stensing8837/
Stenåsen882/
Stiensen881/
Stensåsen8254/
Stensjøen8218/
Jøstensen8218/
Steensing821/
Stensenth821/
Stehensen820/
Stenzen8020/
Stinsen803/
Stensin803/
Stengen802/
Stencen801/
Stensem800/
Østengen75121/
Stenshin7591/
Stenchen755/
Stenshyn752/
Stenzing750/
Stinsing750/
Stenshina71135/
Stenshyna712/
Stenschin711/
Stenzin67552/
Stenjem6772/
Stengin6732/
Stengem6731/
Stinsin675/
Stencin670/
Stimsen670/

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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 Stenseng
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