Stiens Surname

239,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Stiens Surname User-submission:

Often misspelled to the variant above, the largest group of Stiens are in Nodaway County, Missouri, where they all came from the same line that first arrived in 1913. Most of the current Stiens are farmers. The current clan arrived in Iowa around 1910.

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Stiens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7371:109,23413,483
United States5471:662,63152,967
Belgium2771:41,5046,803
Wales311:99,8247,946
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
France151:4,428,181244,602
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Stiens Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Often misspelled to the variant above, the largest group of Stiens are in Nodaway County, Missouri, where they all came from the same line that first arrived in 1913. Most of the current Stiens are farmers. The current clan arrived in Iowa around 1910. There are still a couple there today. They are also related to the Townsend line and Wilmes. Both are popular names in Nodaway County.

- mkmurphy

Stiens Last Name Facts

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

Stiens is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Stiens.

How Common Is The Last Name Stiens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 239,279th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,353,373 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Stiens live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 737 people, or 1 in 109,234. In Germany Stiens is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent live, Berlin, where 6 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live. Beside Germany it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Belgium, where 17 percent live.

Stiens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stiens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stiens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stiens last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Stiens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.97% less than the national average, earning R 38,100 per year and in United States they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $42,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stienss9215/
Stijens921/
Steiens920/
Stens91589/
Stins91359/
Stiecins8617/
Steins833,613/
Steens831,308/
Stains83652/
Steans83486/
Stijns83409/
Steyns83267/
Steuns83131/
Stensø8394/
Stoens8382/
Stenså8314/
Stenås8311/
Stense8310/
Stienz839/
Shtens836/
Stenns835/
Staens832/
Stenst831/
Styens831/
Stuins830/
Stensh830/
Stimns830/
Stinns830/
Stuens830/
Steijns77510/
Steains7746/
Stheins7729/
Stehens7718/
Stowens7718/
Stensøe7713/
Stensjø7712/
Stensch7711/
Stuenæs7710/
Steians777/
Steyins775/
Steuens774/
Steinås772/
Steyens772/
Shteyns771/
Stensth771/
Stinsch771/
Sthijns771/
Stihins771/
Steaens770/
Steinsz770/
Steanns770/
Steunse770/
Steuins770/
Stenz732,311/
Styns73199/
Štens7342/
Stems7332/
Sténs7322/
Stims730/
Stiggins71183/
Steinstø71147/
Østensjø7199/
Stausens7120/
Stensæth7111/
Stuggins718/
Stoggins718/
Steinsøe718/
Stientje713/
Stensova712/
Steggens711/
Staggins711/
Steuhens711/
Steinsch711/
Geestens710/
Staggens710/
Stoggens710/
Stence67488/
Steinz67401/
Styons67216/
Steams67149/
Stench6730/
Steensæth6721/
Stinze6717/
Staenz6714/
Stouns6711/
Østnæs6711/
Stenze6710/
Steinsová675/
Šteins675/
Stainz673/
Stinch672/
Shtenz671/
Stennz671/
Stenzt671/
Stiaggins671/
Stiggions671/
Stayns671/
Steims670/
Steateens670/
Stince670/
Steems670/
Stauns670/
Stoenz670/

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