Stolte Surname

56,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Jersey

Stolte Surname Definition:

Herveus Stultus, Normandy 1180—95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Joannes Stout or Stolt, t. Henry V.; John Stuhte, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

Stolte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,0641:15,8982,099
United States2,6061:139,08614,500
Netherlands6711:25,1674,087
Canada3191:115,50312,273
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Austria111:774,13064,097
France91:7,380,302306,885
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2921:171,98215,490

Stolte (14) may also be a first name.

Stolte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Herveus Stultus, Normandy 1180—95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Joannes Stout or Stolt, t. Henry V.; John Stuhte, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Stolte Last Name Facts

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

Stolte is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stolte? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,500th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 811,983 people. Stolte is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Stolte are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 5,064 people, or 1 in 15,898. In Germany Stolte is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 39 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Stolte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stolte has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 892 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stolte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stolte surname are 21.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stolte earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $46,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.65% more than the national average, earning $57,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoltey92104/
Stolter9245/
Stoltie9223/
Stoldte9212/
Stollte927/
Stoltje927/
Stotlte921/
Stoltee920/
Stoltes920/
Stolt913,490/
Stoyltey861/
Stoltesz861/
Stoulter860/
Stoldt831,730/
Stolts83177/
Stolth8375/
Stalte8349/
Stollt8321/
Stolti839/
Shtolt834/
Stolta833/
Stoult832/
Stolty831/
Stoltt831/
Stoltd830/
Stulte830/
Stalter774,008/
Shtolts772,880/
Sztoltz7766/
Shtoltz7711/
Stoltsz778/
Stohlts777/
Stoldtz772/
Østholt772/
Sthulte771/
Stoltys771/
Stulter771/
Stoults771/
Stoultz771/
Stultey770/
Stohltz770/
Stoltdz770/
Staltes770/
Stold739/
Stalt733/
Stallter7165/
Schtoltz7126/
Staulter7112/
Stalgyte7110/
Sødtholt718/
Stulgyte712/
Schtolts711/
Stahlter711/
Shtalter711/
Stolcz67175/
Staltz6741/
Stalts6727/
Sztalt6718/
Staldt676/
Stalta675/
Shchtolts673/
Stulta673/
Stólti672/
Stolds671/
Stoldz671/
Schtalter670/
Stulty670/

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