Štajer Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Štajer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Štajer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1321:80,55713,504
Slovenia781:31,8936,353
Slovakia441:121,28322,570
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Serbia101:714,49524,752

The alternate forms: Stajer (461) & Stájer (59) are calculated separately.

Štajer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Štajer is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Stajer or Stájer. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Štajer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 904,049th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. Štajer is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Štajer reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Czechia, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 80,557. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Hradec Králové Region, where 33 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 19 percent reside and Liberec Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Czechia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 26 percent reside and Slovakia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stajer94461/
Štajcer92235/
Štajger9237/
Štajser924/
Stájer8959/
Štager8318/
Štaier839/
Štajerová80172/
Sztajer77360/
Stajcer7757/
Stajger7723/
Štaiger779/
Stajear772/
Stadjer772/
Štagere771/
Staer73148/
Štayr7322/
Štejr7311/
Šteyr737/
Ztaje731/
Staje731/
Sztajger7120/
Sztajert711/
Stager672,892/
Stayer671,015/
Shtaer67493/
Staehr67484/
Staser67445/
Stacer67415/
Staier67401/
Stazer6795/
Stauer6780/
Stejer6774/
Stojer6761/
Stadje6739/
Staerr6715/
Šteyer6714/
Šteier6710/
Sztajgert6710/
Štoger6710/
Stawer6710/
Štaierová676/
Sztajgier675/
Štéger675/
Stajir674/
Stajerova673/
Stajerová672/
Stajar671/

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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 Štajer
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