Stær Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Stær Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stær Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2081:27,1382,790
Norway51:1,028,45761,363

The alternate forms: Str (1,418) are calculated separately.

Stær Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stær occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Str. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stær? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stær is the 1,133,308th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Stær live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Denmark, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 27,138. In Denmark Stær is mostly concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 34 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 23 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 20 percent reside. Barring Denmark this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Stær Last Name Statistics demography

Stær earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 112.99% more than the national average, earning 737,122 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Str951,418/
Stæhr891,065/
Sthær891/
Stærh891/
Strp753/
Stőr753/
Strh753/
Står751/
Jstr751/
Sstr751/
Sztr751/
Sdtr751/
Sthr751/
Strt751/
Shtr751/
Strz751/
Strd751/
Strøh67164/
Stråt6731/
Shtrt6717/
Stőhr6715/
Støhr675/
Strph671/

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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 Stær
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