Stranger Surname
Approximately 2,661 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 539 | 1:672,466 | 53,587 |
| Australia | 364 | 1:74,164 | 8,706 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Nigeria | 237 | 1:747,438 | 33,954 |
| Austria | 204 | 1:41,742 | 6,703 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| England | 145 | 1:384,262 | 26,878 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| India | 121 | 1:6,339,383 | 145,676 |
| Israel | 93 | 1:92,018 | 10,791 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Norway | 64 | 1:80,348 | 11,180 |
| Belgium | 48 | 1:239,513 | 29,891 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 196 | 1:124,364 | 11,707 |
| Guernsey | 21 | 1:1,555 | 273 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 131 | 1:383,349 | 28,717 |
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.
(English) The stranger, one who came from a distance.
Stranger Demographics
Stranger Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
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Footnotes
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