Stewe Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Stewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3041:178,21619,593
Namibia171:141,7299,461
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Stewe (153) may also be a first name.

Stewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stewe is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 830,559th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Stewe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Stewe is also the 743,570th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 153 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 178,216. In South Africa Stewe is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 67 percent live, Northern Cape, where 27 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Stewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stewe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stewe surname decreased 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stewe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Stewe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 32.35% less than the national average, earning R 160,764 per year and in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stiewe911,326/
Stewie91564/
Steuwe9182/
Stoewe9169/
Shtewe9115/
Steiwe912/
Stewey911/
Stewet910/
Stew89394/
Steiwer8358/
Steweat832/
Shtewie832/
Shtewey832/
Stoewea831/
Shteewe831/
Shtewee831/
Stewett830/
Steiwes830/
Stowe8018,038/
Steve8017,579/
Stebe80542/
Stöwe80381/
Stewa8071/
Stawe8028/
Stiwe8010/
Stewi807/
Steiw802/
Stewd801/
Stewy801/
Shtew801/
Steew801/
Shteeweh7753/
Stechwey776/
Shteiwey774/
Shtewi736,442/
Steves732,927/
Stever732,848/
Stieve73775/
Steeby73511/
Steveh73470/
Shtewy73431/
Steeve73409/
Stevie73233/
Stevey73165/
Steuve73132/
Steybe73121/
Steave7383/
Stevez7380/
Sthebe7379/
Stowey7353/
Stiewa7347/
Stoeve7344/
Steeva7326/
Steive7321/
Stavee7320/
Stiewi7317/
Stevee7315/
Shtebe7314/
Steevy739/
Stowei737/
Stevei737/
Steibe736/
Shtewa736/
Stheew736/
Shteew736/
Stevej734/
Stetve733/
Stevet733/
Stovee732/
Stebee732/
Steevi732/
Stoweu731/
Steyve731/
Stibee731/
Staeve731/
Stheve731/
Shtiwe731/
Steiue731/
Stivee730/
Stechweij7124/
Steeves6710,551/
Shteiwi676,076/
Steever67642/
Staevie6768/
Steiver6758/
Steviea6719/
Stewich6714/
Steaves6711/
Shtiewi6710/
Stejver677/
Stewait675/
Steevie673/
Steveer673/
Stetver672/
Steaver672/
Steebey671/
Steevey671/
Steibey671/
Steivey671/
Stevett671/
Stewaid671/
Stevees671/
Steewis671/
Styw671/
Stevehs671/
Shtaiwe671/
Stewish671/
Shteway671/
Stewayt671/
Ztew671/
Steavey670/
Steoues670/

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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 Stewe
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