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 is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stemmet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 117,559th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,860,967 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Stemmet reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 82 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,808 people, or 1 in 14,227. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found 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 last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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