Stjern Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Stjern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stjern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2701:19,0462,408
Sweden1351:72,9395,479
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Stjern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stjern occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Stjern.

How Common Is The Last Name Stjern? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stjern is the 586,691st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Stjern reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Stjern is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 19,046. In Norway Stjern is primarily found in: Central Norway, where 74 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 15 percent live and Western Norway, where 6 percent live. Outside of Norway this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Stjern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stjern last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stjern earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.7% less than the national average, earning 319,417 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,329 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stjerne92245/
Stjernø9217/
Stiern8396/
Sthern831/
Sjøstjern804/
Stieren77517/
Stjärne7797/
Shtyern7744/
Schjern7730/
Stjärnå775/
Stierne775/
Styerin771/
Staaijeren757/
Stiering7123/
Schjerne711/
Sthiring571/
Stiihring530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Stjern
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