Stemmet Surname

117,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Stemmet Surname Definition:

“Little Stephen” in Old English.

Stemmet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,8081:14,2271,793
United States381:9,538,393399,091
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
England151:3,714,537119,675
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Stemmet (82) may also be a first name.

Stemmet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little Stephen” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Stemmet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stemmet occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stemmet? popularity and diffusion

Stemmet is the 117,559th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,860,967 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Stemmet are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 82 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 3,808 people, or 1 in 14,227. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent reside. Barring South Africa Stemmet occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

Stemmet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stemmet surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stemmet earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning R 262,512 per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stemmett93334/
Stemmeth931/
Stemmets931/
Stemmetz930/
Stemme92864/
Stemet927/
Steimmetz8835/
Stemmer867,785/
Stammet86197/
Stgemme8647/
Stemetz8618/
Stemmie862/
Stemett861/
Stemmit861/
Stemets861/
Stemmes860/
Steme835/
Stiemmie8061/
Steimmer8017/
Stenmetz8010/
Stimmetz806/
Steimets803/
Stimmett803/
Steimezt801/
Steimete800/
Stimmets800/
Steametz800/
Steimett800/
Stemetts800/
Stemer77651/
Stemma7747/
Stemmy7723/
Stieme7720/
Stgeme7719/
Stheme7715/
Stamet7711/
Stemes7711/
Stomet773/
Stimme772/
Stämme771/
Stemge771/
Stemie771/
Stemey771/
Stemed771/
Steame770/
Stimet770/
Stenme770/
Steenmetz75113/
Shteymets758/
Steitmetz752/
Stimmette751/
Steimer713,633/
Stimmer71583/
Steamer71377/
Stymest71174/
Stimetz71124/
Stehmer71119/
Steemer71107/
Steimes7175/
Stimets7169/
Stiemie7145/
Stämmer7139/
Steimez7117/
Shtemer7116/
Stimmie7110/
Stimmes719/
Štemmer714/
Steamey714/
Sthemer714/
Steimie713/
Steames712/
Stemmis711/
Stymets711/
Stimett711/
Stymetz710/
Stymmie710/
Steemes710/
Stemepp710/
Stomett710/
Stema67195/
Stime67146/
Sztejmer6764/
Stettmer6761/
Stymeist6730/
Shteamer6717/
Stemi6714/
Stinmetz679/
Steimecz677/
Staimetz675/
Staimmer673/
Shtimmer673/
Shteymer672/
Styme671/
Steimeiz671/
Stemy671/
Stimetts670/
Staymetz670/
Stinmetd670/
Stinmets670/
Steimedz670/

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