Steev Surname

382,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Steev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8941:198,14611,894
Bulgaria271:258,47813,520
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Steev (3,234) may also be a first name.

Steev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steev is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Steev? popularity and diffusion

Steev is the 382,080th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,819,255 people. The last name Steev is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Steev reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 126,084th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 3,234 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 894 people, or 1 in 198,146. In Nigeria Steev is most prevalent in: Kano, where 100 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 0 percent are found and Rivers, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Steev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Steev surname is predominantly Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steevs912/
Stev89393/
Staheev8325/
Stoev807,901/
Steeb802,612/
Steep80593/
Steva80450/
Staev80394/
Stepe80155/
Stefe80114/
Steef8010/
Stiev805/
Stevs802/
Steiv802/
Stuev802/
Steav802/
Steew801/
Stevd801/
Steppe732,791/
Steffe731,409/
Shtaev73287/
Steepe73207/
Stojev73178/
Stephe7380/
Shteeb7375/
Steeps7347/
Steipe7331/
Stoiev7331/
Stoyev7329/
Steebs7327/
Stajev738/
Stheew736/
Shteew736/
Stgeeb735/
Steeff733/
Steufe733/
Shtepe732/
Steefe732/
Steeph731/
Steeaw731/
Shteva731/
Steepp731/
Steeww731/
Stayev731/
Stouev731/
Steife730/
Steefs730/
Stef674,659/
Step672,522/
Stav671,185/
Stew67394/
Shtayev67196/
Stojeva67124/
Stepova6784/
Steb6765/
Stefova6763/
Stiv6719/
Stov6717/
Stoyeva678/
Stevova678/
Styv675/
Stoieva674/
Stepová673/
Stebova673/
Steuffe673/
Shteppe672/
Stahiev672/
Stayeva672/
Steivht671/
Sztojev671/
Steiffe671/
Stepffe671/
Stheffe671/
Stefová671/
Stjv671/

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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 Steev
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