Stive Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Stive Surname Definition:

(English) Stiff, Strong, Hard [Old English stíf]

Stive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France661:1,006,405112,047
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Stivè (1) are calculated separately.

Stive (6,000) may also be a first name.

Stive Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Stiff, Strong, Hard [Old English stíf]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stive Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stive (Marathi: टीव) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Stivè. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stive? popularity and diffusion

Stive is the 594,812th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Stive reside; 28 percent reside in Central Africa and 28 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Stive is also the 85,668th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 6,000 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 26 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Stive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stive has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stive last name grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stive Last Name Statistics demography

Stive earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stivè931/
Stiver912,767/
Stieve91775/
Stives91469/
Stuive91290/
Stivey91209/
Stijve9124/
Steive9121/
Stivet9110/
Stivie911/
Hstive911/
Stivee910/
Stuiver831,268/
Steiver8358/
Steivey831/
Staivey831/
Stivetz830/
Steve8017,579/
Stave802,324/
Stuve801,050/
Stüve80924/
Styve80572/
Stivi80366/
Stibe80163/
Stiva8056/
Stiwe8010/
Stève804/
Stivy802/
Stuijver7746/
Stivetts772/
Steves732,927/
Stever732,848/
Stueve731,725/
Stiewe731,326/
Stewie73564/
Steveh73470/
Stiber73433/
Steeve73409/
Stiebe73298/
Stevie73233/
Stevey73165/
Steuve73132/
Steave7383/
Stevez7380/
Stieva7368/
Stieby7356/
Stiewa7347/
Stoeve7344/
Stavey7324/
Stibes7322/
Stavee7320/
Stiewi7317/
Stiebi7316/
Stevee7315/
Stüver7314/
Stuvee738/
Stevei737/
Stivay737/
Stivij736/
Steibe736/
Sztibe735/
Stevej734/
Shtave733/
Stetve733/
Stevet733/
Shtivi732/
Shtivy732/
Stuivi732/
Steiwe732/
Stievi732/
Stavhe732/
Staave732/
Stiviy731/
Steyve731/
Stibee731/
Stievy731/
Staeve731/
Staibe731/
Stheve731/
Stoivy731/
Shtuve731/
Shtiwe731/
Stebie731/
Steiue731/
Stivys731/
Stieba730/
Stuvie730/
Steeves6710,551/
Stoiber675,543/
Stuiber67655/
Steever67642/
Steiber67542/
Staiber67253/
Stouwie67132/
Stuyver67119/
Steuver6772/
Steiwer6758/
Shtiber6751/
Stauver6747/
Steviea6719/
Steaves6711/
Shtiewi6710/
Stejver677/
Sztiber677/
Staiube675/
Shtieba675/
Steevie673/
Steveer673/
Stetver672/
Steebie672/
Steaver672/
Shtewie672/
Stibets671/
Steevey671/
Steibey671/
Stuibet671/
Stivhaj671/
Stivich671/
Stevett671/
Stevees671/
Stouver671/
Stimpfe671/
Stieboy671/
Stevehs671/
Shtaiwe671/
Steavey670/
Steiwes670/
Stayver670/
Stibett670/
Steuves670/
Staueve670/

Stive Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stive in the Marathi language
टीवtiva-

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