Stav Surname

316,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Norway

Stav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel3841:22,2863,296
Norway3391:15,1691,803
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Russia911:1,583,770106,512
Canada631:584,85148,473
India611:12,574,842222,490
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England101:5,571,806158,774
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Stav (6,000) may also be a first name.

Stav Last Name Facts

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

Stav (Hindi: स्तव, Russian: Став) occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stav? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 316,396th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,149,828 people. The last name Stav occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Stav are found; 32 percent are found in West Asia and 32 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 85,668th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 6,000 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Israel, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 22,286. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 30 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 28 percent reside and Southern District, where 13 percent reside. Other than Israel this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Stav Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stav has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stav last name increased 2,683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stav last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stav earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning 334,212 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $47,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.4% less than the national average, earning $45,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staev89394/
Staav8938/
Stavø8938/
Stavå8910/
Shtav898/
Steav892/
Stavt891/
Stavf891/
Stasv891/
Staiv890/
Shtaev80287/
Stavås8068/
Stavsz801/
Stahav801/
Stavdt801/
Stap751,422/
Staf751,208/
Stab75792/
Stev75393/
Staw75139/
Stov7517/
Xtav752/
Stavová7339/
Staheev7325/
Stafova7314/
Stapova739/
Stavova736/
Stafová734/
Stabova734/
Stahiev732/
Staub6722,131/
Staab6711,275/
Stoev677,901/
Stapp675,775/
Stapf674,255/
Staib673,305/
Staff672,933/
Staaf671,479/
Staps671,342/
Steev67932/
Staup67675/
Stauf67546/
Shtab67368/
Stape67330/
Shtapova67211/
Staph67204/
Staffová6790/
Sztab6767/
Shtaf6758/
Shtabova6748/
Stabs6746/
Sztaf6743/
Staif6743/
Stafe6742/
Steab6721/
Staft6721/
Staap6720/
Stovp6716/
Stawt6716/
Stabp6715/
Stapt6712/
Staaw6711/
Hstab677/
Stowa677/
Stova676/
Staffova674/
Sztap674/
Steaf672/
Staubová672/
Steiv672/
Stotv672/
Štavt672/
Shtov671/
Stuiv671/
Sthab671/
Sthaf671/
Stabh671/
Staef671/
Staws671/
Stabd671/
Shtaw671/
Staew671/
Staifova671/
Sztabová671/
Stabz671/
Stasf671/
Stajb671/
Stoiv671/
Stovs670/
Staip670/
Stasp670/
Steap670/

Stav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stav in the Hindi language
स्तवstava56.76
श्रीवास्तवsrivastava40.54
वास्तवvastava2.7
Stav in the Russian language
Ставstav-

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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
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  • 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 Stav
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