Stojev Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Stojev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stojev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1071:66,7756,036
North Macedonia571:36,8684,271
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Stojev (21) may also be a first name.

Stojev Last Name Facts

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

Stojev is found most frequently in Serbia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stojev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,281,391st most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Stojev live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Stojev is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 66,775. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Pčinja District, where 79 percent reside, Nišava District, where 10 percent reside and South Banat District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Serbia this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 32 percent reside and Croatia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stojeva92124/
Stojcev9280/
Sztojev921/
Stoev917,901/
Stojchev8611/
Stojov83194/
Stoiev8331/
Stoyev8329/
Stajev838/
Stojew837/
Stosev831/
Stojiv831/
Stouev831/
Stojcheva8012/
Stojebová805/
Stojova77292/
Stoicev7786/
Stoyeva778/
Stoieva774/
Sztojov771/
Stojcew771/
Steev73932/
Staev73394/
Stoef73111/
Stoep7397/
Stoew7331/
Stiev735/
Stuev732/
Steiv732/
Steav732/
Stoiv731/
Stoychev717,661/
Stoichev71363/
Storzhev715/
Stozheva711/
Stokheev711/
Stotchev711/
Stoycheva677,965/
Stasev67448/
Stoicheva67362/
Shtaev67287/
Stoupe67139/
Stoeff6792/
Stoyov6776/
Stoytchev6761/
Stoiov6743/
Stajov6723/
Stoief674/
Stoipe672/
Stoyef672/
Stoiew671/
Stoitchev671/
Stoufe671/
Stacev671/
Stayev671/
Stoepp671/
Stosyv671/

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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
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  • 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 Stojev
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