Stew Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Stew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:271,79521,381
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Canada381:969,62173,252
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
France11:66,422,722504,397
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Wales261:60,3242,968
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Stew (2,166) may also be a first name.

Stew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stew is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Stew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stew is the 734,496th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Stew are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. Stew is also the 161,115th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 2,166 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 271,795. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 22 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 15 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England Stew is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Stew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stew has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Stew surname expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 294 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stew Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Stew earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $50,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stewe89333/
Steiw892/
Stiew892/
Steew891/
Shtew891/
Stews891/
Shtewe8015/
Stheew806/
Shteew806/
Steiwe802/
Steeww801/
Stew's801/
Stef754,659/
Stev75393/
Steb7565/
Ztew751/
Styw751/
Stefowa737/
Shteewe731/
Stief675,072/
Steib673,399/
Steeb672,612/
Steff671,357/
Steif67941/
Steev67932/
Steph67899/
Steva67450/
Stefe67114/
Shteeweh6753/
Stepf6738/
Steab6721/
Stäfe6712/
Stiwe6710/
Steef6710/
Stefs678/
Stife678/
Styow678/
Shtef676/
Stiev675/
Steiv672/
Steuf672/
Stevs672/
Steaf672/
Steav672/
Steft671/
Sthef671/
Stejf671/
Shtiw671/
Stevd671/

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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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  • 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 Stew
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