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

The last name Stojev is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stojev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stojev is the 1,281,391st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Stojev are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 66,775. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: Pčinja District, where 79 percent reside, Nišava District, where 10 percent reside and South Banat District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Serbia this last name occurs 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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  • 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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