Stenow Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Stenow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stenow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Stenow Last Name Facts

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

Stenow is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Stenow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stenow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Stenow live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 339,543. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 38 percent live, Jönköping County, where 28 percent live and Kronoberg County, where 14 percent live. Barring Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

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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 Stenow
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