Stensland Surname

161,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Stensland Surname User-submission:

Stensland comes from the surname Steinsland. Steinsland originally comes from a farm in the west of Norway called Steinsland. The name was probably derived from someone called Stein owning a piece of land. The name could also mean that the area of the name was filled with a lot of rocks called stein in Norwegian.

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Stensland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4421:251,35823,884
Norway1,1361:4,527416
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Denmark121:470,39330,183
France81:8,302,840321,660
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Stensland Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Stensland comes from the surname Steinsland. Steinsland originally comes from a farm in the west of Norway called Steinsland. The name was probably derived from someone called Stein owning a piece of land. The name could also mean that the area of the name was filled with a lot of rocks called stein in Norwegian.

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Stensland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stensland is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Stensland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stensland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stensland is the 161,802nd most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,709,125 people. The last name Stensland is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Stensland live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,442 people, or 1 in 251,358. In The United States it is most numerous in: Iowa, where 16 percent are found, Minnesota, where 12 percent are found and Washington, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 42 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Stensland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stensland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stensland last name increased 6,555 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stensland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stensland surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Stensland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2% less than the national average, earning 339,170 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $44,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $46,740 CAD per year.

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