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

The last name Stenow occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stenow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Stenow is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Stenow reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 339,543. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 38 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 28 percent reside and Kronoberg County, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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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