Storås Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Storås Surname User-submission:

The surname Storås means 'big hill' in Norwegian.

Storås Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2721:18,9052,379
Finland691:79,6628,635
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Storås Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Storås means 'big hill' in Norwegian.

- kurry

Storås Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Storås? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 758,524th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Storås are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 18,905. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 33 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent reside and Central Norway, where 21 percent reside. Other than Norway this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 18 percent reside and Sweden, where 9 percent reside.

Storås Last Name Statistics demography

Storås earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning 336,558 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stors9176/
Storrs832,954/
Stours83187/
Stoers839/
Starås837/
Storss837/
Storsh833/
Sterås833/
Stotrs831/
Stoors831/
Storse831/
Storsz831/
Østerås77290/
Sæterås7719/
Storsæt7711/
Sttours776/
Storsch774/
Storrss770/
Stars732,645/
Sters7368/
Sturs735/
Stürs731/
Sthorsch711/
Storch6715,593/
Steers673,900/
Starrs671,359/
Steurs671,319/
Sturrs6756/
Storshova6731/
Sterrs6719/
Starsh6719/
Storce6713/
Starss677/
Stahrs676/
Staars673/
Sturse672/
Starsz672/
Starsø671/
Stters671/
Staurs671/
Starse671/

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