Stave Surname

182,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Stave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8781:412,82335,884
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Norway4691:10,9641,219
Germany2691:299,27730,754
Denmark631:89,5998,581
Colombia511:936,7478,990
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tonga11:107,313791
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Stave (521) may also be a first name.

Stave Last Name Facts

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

Stave is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stave? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 182,810th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,135,777 people. The surname Stave occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Stave reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 369,942nd most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 521 people.

The last name Stave is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 878 people, or 1 in 412,823. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 14 percent are found, Washington, where 13 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 22 percent are found and Norway, where 20 percent are found.

Stave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stave has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,568 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stave are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stave earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.57% more than the national average, earning 458,796 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning $21,923,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $42,712 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.07% more than the national average, earning $64,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staver914,445/
Staves911,280/
Steave9183/
Stavey9124/
Stavee9120/
Shtave913/
Stavhe912/
Staave912/
Stavie912/
Staeve911/
Staevie8368/
Stauver8347/
Steaves8311/
Stavhed836/
Statver835/
Steaver832/
Staivey831/
Steavey830/
Stayver830/
Staueve830/
Steve8017,579/
Stava80973/
Stove80724/
Stive80524/
Stabe80488/
Stavi80135/
Stöve8086/
Stawe8028/
Stavy8021/
Sthaveer771/
Steavett770/
Stover7333,557/
Stöver733,632/
Stampe732,016/
Stueve731,725/
Staber731,327/
Stieve73775/
Stoves73758/
Stavis73521/
Steveh73470/
Steeve73409/
Stuive73290/
Stevie73233/
Stivey73209/
Stevey73165/
Stoove73158/
Steuve73132/
Stovey73120/
Stovie7371/
Staavi7359/
Shtabe7346/
Stoeve7344/
Stabet7336/
Stavøy7332/
Stabey7329/
Stijve7324/
Stavoy7323/
Steive7321/
Stevee7315/
Stavio7312/
Staube7311/
Stabie739/
Stevei737/
Stabej734/
Stovee732/
Staviy732/
Steavy731/
Steyve731/
Staibe731/
Stanpe731/
Stasue731/
Stavit731/
Stawed731/
Stheve731/
Stóver731/
Sztava731/
Stabhe731/
Hstive731/
Stovet730/
Stivee730/
Staabe730/
Staatveit711/
Stauber676,857/
Stuiver671,268/
Stavish67625/
Staiber67253/
Staubes67133/
Stuyver67119/
Staubie67105/
Steuver6772/
Stavich6758/
Steiver6758/
Stampee6723/
Staviss6720/
Stavych6720/
Stauwer6715/
Stayhue678/
Shtaube677/
Stejver677/
Staiube675/
Steevie673/
Stampey672/
Steevey671/
Steivey671/
Stovets671/
Stabhie671/
Stouver671/
Shtooyavie671/
Sztaber671/
Sztaube671/
Shtaiwe671/
Stoover670/
Steaber670/
Stawess670/
Steuves670/
Stauvis670/
Steabet670/
Stawwer670/
Sstover670/
Stachue670/
Stasber670/
Stoveit670/

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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 Stave
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