Stenve Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Stenve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stenve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Stenve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stenve is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stenve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Stenve live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Stenve is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Stenve is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Stenve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stenve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stenve last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stenvei9212/
Stenver929/
Steinvei861/
Stenvi8375/
Stanvee771/
Steinweh7139/
Steinwey710/
Steinvay710/
Steinbey710/
Steinbeiß67201/
Steinwehe6757/
Steinbeis6751/
Steinwehr6747/
Steinweiß6730/
Steinweis6723/
Steinouer6721/
Stanvi676/
Shteinber673/
Shteynber673/
Steinhuer672/
Stinvi671/
Schteinbe671/
Steinwetz671/
Steinberh671/
Steinbest670/
Steinbetz670/

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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 Stenve
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