Stava Surname

369,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Stava Surname User-submission:

There are two possible origins of the surname Stava. Both probably come from a Slavic word (more specifically from the Czech language). The first possible one is šťáva, which means 'juice' or 'squash'. The second one is a word, stav, which has more meanings, but the most logical would mean something like a 'caste'.

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Stava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:915,30068,789
Norway3921:13,1181,499
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Austria241:354,81038,119
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Saint Lucia161:11,1741,095
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Štava (1), Šťava (102) & Šťáva (192) are calculated separately.

Stava (37) may also be a first name.

Stava Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are two possible origins of the surname Stava. Both probably come from a Slavic word (more specifically from the Czech language). The first possible one is šťáva, which means 'juice' or 'squash'. The second one is a word, stav, which has more meanings, but the most logical would mean something like a 'caste'. This comes from historical situation in the Bohemian land during the 13th century. In these times, social groups began to form, based on their wealth, faith or nobility. Representatives of these groups had meetings of some form of proto-senate, which didn't have much real power and was quite far from democracy as we know it. Later, during the 15th and 16th centuries, the power of these gatherings was striped to the minimum. It is possible that some representatives took the surname Stav as their own, because in these times, not many people had an actual surname in Bohemia. Later, when people started to migrate to a different parts of the world, this surname speed with them, and over time, changed its form bit by bit. This theory is quite plausible, based on the distribution of this surname (Czech Republic, USA, Canada, Russia) and the historical events, which caused a lot of Czech people to leave their country (World War I and II, the occupation of the Czech Republic by the USSR).

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Stava Last Name Facts

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

Stava (Marathi: तवा, Russian: Става) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Štava, Šťava or Šťáva. Click here to see other potential spellings of Stava.

How Common Is The Last Name Stava? popularity and diffusion

Stava is the 369,492nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,489,770 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Stava reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stava is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 37 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 396 people, or 1 in 915,300. In The United States Stava is most numerous in: Nebraska, where 26 percent live, California, where 24 percent live and Oklahoma, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 40 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Stava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stava has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stava surname grew 1,165 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stava Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stava last name are 24.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Stava earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.66% less than the national average, earning 333,397 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.16% more than the national average, earning $52,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning $47,588 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štava931/
Staeva91424/
Stavad9188/
Stavas9175/
Statva9146/
Stavač9128/
Stavaz913/
Stasva911/
Sztava911/
Šťava87102/
Stavast83840/
Shtaeva83295/
Stavaux83267/
Stavasz8386/
Stavash8348/
Stavaas8336/
Stavacz8319/
Stayvas838/
Staveau833/
Stavazs831/
Stavats830/
Stave802,324/
Staba80656/
Steva80450/
Šťáva80192/
Stavi80135/
Stawa8029/
Stavy8021/
Stova806/
Stavo805/
Staheeva7723/
Staveaux7715/
Stavascz773/
Sztavacz771/
Stoeva738,647/
Staver734,445/
Sztaba731,335/
Staves731,280/
Stampa73977/
Stavis73521/
Shtaba73467/
Stabat73246/
Steave7383/
Stavos7376/
Staavi7359/
Stawas7355/
Stabay7349/
Staaby7345/
Stabai7335/
Stavøy7332/
Steeva7326/
Stovah7325/
Stavey7324/
Stavoy7323/
Stavee7320/
Stoyva7317/
Stavio7312/
Shtawa7310/
Stovas736/
Shtova734/
Shtave733/
Stabah733/
Staewa732/
Stavhe732/
Stovay732/
Staave732/
Staviy732/
Stavie732/
Shteva731/
Steavy731/
Stovau731/
Stgaba731/
Staaba731/
Stabas731/
Stanpa731/
Stavit731/
Stabaś731/
Stauba731/
Staváč731/
Stawaś731/
Staawa731/
Staway730/
Staabe730/
Stawwa730/
Stavish67625/
Stabach67600/
Stawasz67410/
Stavich6758/
Stovash6749/
Stauver6747/
Staviss6720/
Stavych6720/
Steaves6711/
Stampay676/
Stavhed676/
Stawacz676/
Stawash675/
Statver675/
Shtaway675/
Shtawah675/
Steaver672/
Shtabas671/
Stoshva671/
Sthabah671/
Sthabaz671/
Staivey671/
Staubas671/
Steabah671/
Shtawat671/
Stampah671/
Stampai671/
Stahaba671/
Stabaha671/
Stabahe671/
Stashwa671/
Staaboo671/
Stahuaj671/
Steavey670/
Stayver670/
Stauvis670/
Steawad670/
Stawway670/

Stava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stava in the Marathi language
तवाtava-
Stava in the Russian language
Ставаstava-

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