Stope Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Stope Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Post, Pillar, or Column [North. English: Old Norse stólpi, whence Dano-Norwegian stolpe, a post, prop] “Stoop, a post, a gate-post of stone or wood,”—Glos?, Dialectal Lonsdale, p. 81.

Stope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
France371:1,795,209158,669
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Stope Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Post, Pillar, or Column [North. English: Old Norse stólpi, whence Dano-Norwegian stolpe, a post, prop] “Stoop, a post, a gate-post of stone or wood,”—Glos?, Dialectal Lonsdale, p. 81.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stope Last Name Facts

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

Stope (Russian: Стопэ) is most common in Malawi. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stope? popularity and diffusion

Stope is the 791,719th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Stope reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Stope is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Barring Malawi it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Stope Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stope has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stope surname rose 475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stope Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stope last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Stope earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $47,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoppe91747/
Stophe91197/
Stoupe91139/
Stoper91109/
Stopey91109/
Stopes9173/
Stoope9127/
Stopie918/
Stopeu914/
Stoipe912/
Stopei911/
Stopfe910/
Stop89164/
Stopper832,640/
Stopher831,230/
Stopfer83793/
Stopets83110/
Stouppe8381/
Stoppie8375/
Stoopes8364/
Stooper835/
Stoppee834/
Stoppes832/
Stouper832/
Stohper832/
Sttoper831/
Sztoper831/
Shtopei831/
Stoppei831/
Stopped830/
Stoop808,517/
Stopa808,464/
Stopp802,816/
Stops80630/
Stoup80495/
Stape80330/
Shtop80307/
Stepe80155/
Stopf8054/
Sztop8042/
Stoph8017/
Stohp8011/
Stopi804/
Stopy802/
Stotp801/
Stopetch771/
Stoupfer770/
Stoppa737,461/
Stoops736,920/
Steppe732,791/
Stoupa73720/
Stopps73587/
Stoupy73326/
Staupe73276/
Steepe73207/
Staper73163/
Stoppi73102/
Stapes7397/
Stoupi7397/
Stephe7380/
Stopay7357/
Stopaj7352/
Stopha7331/
Stappe7328/
Stouph7324/
Sttopa7324/
Shtopa7316/
Stoppy7312/
Stopai7311/
Sthoop738/
Sthopa735/
Stoopf734/
Stoups732/
Stepeh732/
Shtepe732/
Sztopa732/
Stopis731/
Stepey731/
Sttops731/
Stopiy731/
Stapie731/
Stopoi731/
Steupe730/
Stapey730/
Stoopa730/
Stoupt730/
Staphe730/
Stophs730/
Sthopp730/
Stapee730/
Schtoupie7124/
Stapper671,929/
Stap671,422/
Stapfer67802/
Stob67602/
Stephey67318/
Stoupis67226/
Stopová6770/
Štopfer6749/
Stöpfer6748/
Stapher6743/
Steppie6733/
Stöpper6732/
Shtaper6718/
Stov6717/
Steppee6717/
Stouppa6717/
Stopova6717/
Steppey6716/
Stuopis6712/
Sttoppa679/
Stuopys678/
Stoppay676/
Stephie676/
Stepheh676/
Ztop675/
Steepee674/
Stopych673/
Shteppe672/
Stoppit672/
Štopper672/
Stephea672/
Shthape671/
Stoopid671/
Stopppa671/
Stapest671/
Stapets671/
Stappes671/
Stauper671/
Stouppi671/
Stopisz671/
Staphje671/
Stoupha671/
Stepheu671/
Sthoppa671/
Staphie670/
Steupey670/
Stophis670/
Stuipey670/
Stapeth670/
Stappey670/
Staphey670/

Stope Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stope in the Russian language
Стопэstope-

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