Stranger Surname

163,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
San Marino

Stranger Surname Definition:

(German, English, Scottish) One with great physical power, a strong man; one who came from a distance, a stranger.

Stranger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5391:672,46653,587
Australia3641:74,1648,706
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Nigeria2371:747,43833,954
Austria2041:41,7426,703
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1451:384,26226,878
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India1211:6,339,383145,676
Israel931:92,01810,791
Canada911:404,89735,698
Norway641:80,34811,180
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Chile231:765,93416,989
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Sweden161:615,42245,338
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales61:515,75523,171
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
San Marino11:33,214932
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1961:124,36411,707
Guernsey211:1,555273
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Stranger (1,429) may also be a first name.

Stranger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, English, Scottish) One with great physical power, a strong man; one who came from a distance, a stranger.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(English) The stranger, one who came from a distance.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Stranger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stranger is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stranger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stranger is the 163,271st most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,738,649 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 25 percent of Stranger are found; 24 percent are found in North America and 24 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 206,443rd most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 1,429 people.

The last name Stranger is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 539 people, or 1 in 672,466. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 15 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent are found and Malawi, where 10 percent are found.

Stranger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stranger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stranger surname increased 411 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 73 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stranger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Stranger are 21.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68% being registered with the party.

The amount Stranger earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 22.59% less than the national average, earning 267,901 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9% less than the national average, earning R 216,252 per year; in United States they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning $40,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.06% less than the national average, earning $36,237 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strangert9425/
Strainger9412/
Strangher941/
Strangier941/
Strange9330,626/
Strager93159/
Straner9333/
Strasinger8988/
Straninger8954/
Straßinger8916/
Stracinger890/
Stranges882,240/
Stragier881,760/
Stranner88308/
Strasner88245/
Strainer88231/
Strainge88127/
Strahner8895/
Strangie8884/
Stronger8862/
Streager8825/
Straiger8825/
Stratner8821/
Stranere8818/
Strajner8814/
Strøager886/
Strancer885/
Straange883/
Straaner883/
Stranier883/
Stranser883/
Strauger882/
Stragner881/
Hstrange881/
Stragger881/
Strayner881/
Straynge881/
Sthrager881/
Stranget881/
Stranjer880/
Stragher880/
Stranninger8437/
Straisinger848/
Strassinger847/
Straysinger840/
Strausinger840/
Strattner82397/
Stradtner82295/
Strausner8261/
Straniere8255/
Štranjger8228/
Streinger8227/
Straugher827/
Strancher821/
Strangest821/
Strongert821/
Shtrasner821/
Strounger820/
Strathner820/
Strautner820/
Straunner820/
Straitner820/
Straisner820/
Stranseer820/
Stronge80919/
Strangi80304/
Stroner80210/
Strance8094/
Stroger8092/
Stranga8032/
Stráner8018/
Stramge803/
Stranze802/
Stranse801/
Strangy801/
Stróger801/
Straugheir7830/
Straughier7811/
Stranninge784/
Strannänge782/
Stroninger781/
Strangeová781/
Stranguett781/
Strangueth781/
Stranghair780/
Strangis751,531/
Streanga75317/
Streiner75221/
Strohner75194/
Štrasner7531/
Strangia7530/
Streiger7525/
Stromner7521/
Stronner7516/
Sttroner7514/
Strancet7513/
Stroncer7513/
Strogner755/
Strongie755/
Strogier754/
Strogher753/
Shtroner752/
Strotner751/
Strancey751/
Streuger751/
Strosner751/
Stronser750/
Stromger750/
Stronges750/
Stranire750/
Strouner750/
Streisinger748/
Strohnenger740/
Strottner71225/
Streitner71149/
Streinzer7151/
Strongest718/
Stronzier713/
Strongess713/
Shtreyner712/
Strougher712/
Stranngis711/
Streijger711/
Stronneir711/
Stroisner711/
Streigher710/
Strothner710/
Stranshey710/
Straunsee710/
Straughair67186/
Štroner6732/
Stronga6715/
Strongi6714/
Stroosnier6714/
Stronerová678/
Stranzi672/
Strongé672/
Štrocinger672/
Štróner672/
Štranga671/
Štrangi671/
Stranza671/
Stronerova671/
Stronghair670/
Stranchair670/
Stronse670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stranger
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