Stewson Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
England

Stewson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stewson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Stewson (4) may also be a first name.

Stewson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stewson has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Stewson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stewson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stewson is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Stewson are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 6,192,526th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 4 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Minas Gerais, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Stewson exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside.

Stewson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stewson has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Stewson last name declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stewson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Stewson last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stevson8697/
Stefson864/
Stephson80188/
Stefsson801/
Steivson800/
Steavson800/
Stiefsohn75287/
Stheyvson751/
Stieffson750/
Steaphson750/
Stefzon716/
Stifson711/
Stibson711/
Stivson711/
Stevsen710/
Stephsen675/
Stifsohn671/
Stefsand671/
Steevsan671/
Steaphesson670/
Shtyfzon533/
Styvsant530/

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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 Stewson
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